K♥ · North American Beaver · Water · The Swimmers and Waders
North American Beaver
Canada · National animal (official symbol since 1975)
Build what shelters others.
The Community Builder
Power · Body
44
Instinct · Mind
76
Resilience · Spirit
82
The message
The North American Beaver builds dams that turn streams into wetlands full of life. Its work becomes a home for frogs, fish, birds and more. Build something today that makes life easier for others.
Ask yourself
What am I building, and who else will it shelter?
The animal
Beavers are called ecosystem engineers: their ponds hold back floods, store water through droughts and create homes for many other species.
Dive deeper into all 54 cards
The animal's true story, the lesson, in balance and out of balance, and a nature practice for every card. One payment, yours to keep.
About the animal
- Scientific name
- Castor canadensis
- Country
- Canada
- Status
- National animal (official symbol since 1975)
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- True story
- Engineers whole wetlands; the biggest beaver dam can be seen from space.
Draw your own card for today
Free, one card a day. No sign-up.