Architectural buildings play an important role incity life. They can decorate it, and they can disfigure it. They can bring coziness and comfort into the life of citizens, but they can spoil it in earnest. It all depends on the skill, taste and education of the architect. And sometimes, in pursuit of beauty, they lose sight of the reliability and safety of the building. What can not be said about our smaller brothers - beavers. This is who could teach a master class to any builder. And if the refinement of the construction of these animals do not differ, then in complexity, uniqueness and reliability they have almost no equal. Beavers are among the ten best architects of the animal world.
Beaver dwelling
Beavers belong to the rodent class.And they are the largest of its representatives in Europe and Asia. The dimensions of the animal are very impressive (as for a rodent) - they reach a meter in length, and their weight is about 35 kg. These animals in Russia have always been revered for building talent, for perseverance, hard work and strength. A beaver can gnaw, fall down and clear a tree about half a meter in diameter from branches. Logs go to the construction of dams and for the construction of housing.
So what is a beaver home?Let's see. In beavers, there are, so to speak, three types of housing: a hole, a half-cob, and a hut. Beavers dig holes and live in them all summer. The burrow is a camera about one meter wide. The floor is covered with dry grass and chips. He is always twenty centimeters above the water level, if the water rises, then the master of the hole raises the floor, laying another layer of litter on it. In the hole always lead a few moves, having the beginning of the water. So the animal can protect itself from uninvited guests. The second dwelling of the beaver is a semi-coil. Her beaver constructs in the event that the hole collapses, and there is no place to build a new one, or simply do not want to leave the familiar place. Polukhatka is an intermediate option between the hut and the hole. The entrance to this dwelling is made under the coast, and where there was a living chamber, the dome is completed from branches and grass and strengthened with silt.
Architects on the call of nature
Но главное жилище бобра называется хаткой.A rodent prepares thoroughly for its construction. In the hut the beaver winters, breeds. This beaver house is a grand domed construction of branches and sticks fastened together with silt and earth. The walls of the dwelling are so strong that they cannot even be broken by a bear. A hut is being built in the deepest part of the reservoir. And it is no coincidence. In winter, the pond can freeze in shallow places to the bottom.
А так как вход в жилище бобра начинается под water, in the case of severe frosts, animals will not be able to get out. Also in the hut there is a breathing hole. And on frosty days there is steam over the house, this indicates that the owners are at home. The temperature in the hut, even in severe frosts, is above zero and the animals feel very comfortable. Another architectural wonder that these amazing animals are famous for is the dam. Their beavers construct, in order to maintain a certain level of water near their homes. The whole beaver family is involved in the construction of the dam. Trunks and branches are used as a building material, but if wood is in short supply, then beavers pull off everything they find: stones, car tires, bottles, and so on. These are the beavers - amazing shaggy builders. And they really need our protection.
