They have short ears. Beavers have small front feet and large webbed hind feet. They live on land and in water.
Beavers build dams across streams.
They have soft fur. The average adult beaver weighs about 35 pounds but some can get as big as 90 pounds. Some extinct beavers were almost bearlike in size. Beavers are usually about 30 inches long. They are about 12 inches wide.