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When you catch a glimpse of beavers felling trees, you may have wondered if they eat the wood as they go. However, beavers do in fact eat many different types of plants.
So, what do beavers actually eat? What are their favorite foods? Are there any foods they won\u2019t eat?
Keep reading to find out more!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Beavers do not tend to pick and choose, they will eat lots of different foods depending on what\u2019s available to them. They prefer the leaves and bark of certain trees, but they also enjoy soft-fiber plants as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
No matter what region, beavers will often favor the leaves and bark of aspen and poplar trees more than anything else. Both of these trees grow widespread near water sources in most habitats where beavers start their colonies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As well as aspen and poplar, beavers will also eat leaves and twigs off many trees such as willow, black cherry, cottonwood, birch, and alder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, beavers don\u2019t just limit their taste buds to leaves and bark. According to the National Park Service, beavers also enjoy a wide variety of softer plants such as clover, water lily tubers, grass, ferns, ragweed, cattails, and even some mushrooms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If food becomes scarce, beavers may even resort to eating human crops such as corn and beans. As you can imagine, this may cause problems if a colony of beavers lives near a farm or orchard, especially during periods of drought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n