They also eat aquatic plants. They live in families or extended family units called colonies. Young beavers are called kits. Beavers will have 2 to 4 kits each year. Colonies range from 4 to 10 animals.
Beavers are nocturnal, which means they are most active at night.
The European beaver is nearly identical to the American beaver. However, European beavers have no interest in building dams. Instead, they dig burrows in stream banks. Most of the time, beavers end humans live in harmony. Beavers create wetland habitat for other wildlife like.