Sound up: Listen to adorable beavers munch and crunch in Kamloops river

Well known Kamloops wildlife photographer Lyn MacDonald caught a group of four beavers on video as they sat in the shallow water of the North Thomspon River loudly snacking on branches earlier this week.

She said there were five beavers in the group, two adults and three young ones that she observed quietly from the bank above them.

The sounds of chewing can be heard easily over the gentle lapping of waves and birds chirping in the background.

One of Canada’s most iconic animals, beavers are the country’s largest rodents and are found in lakes and streams all over the country.

They use their long buck teeth to chew wood and branches they build lodges with, as they do not hibernate rather live in the dry lodges over winter.

The beavers use wide, flat tails as swimming propellers and to pat mud into place. They snack on twigs, leaves and vegetation.

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