Return Of The Beavers

Beavers once again Living wild and free In the Cornish countryside Raising families Back among British wildlife. One of the largest busiest rodents Lifespan twenty-four years Building burrows in river banks and lakes Gnawing down trees creating dams And large ponds beavers love. Domelike homes called lodges Made from branches and mud Reached by swimming under water Dwellings for monogamous parents Harbivores eating leaves, bark, twigs, roots. Ungainly waddle on land, graceful in water Huge webbed feet, paddle-shaped tail Remaining under water for fifteen minutes Transparent eyelids like goggles Fur oily and waterproof. Another lost species of British wildlife Returned to delight nature lovers No more hunted for fur Admired as beauty of God's creation Busy beaver joyfully raising young.