What does a beaver sound like when chewing?

I'd imagine the sound that it would make would - to some extent - depend on what the little guy is chewing on! Is it throwing a snack comprised of water lilies and green algae down its gullet, or is it doing its normal, tree bark-chewing, beaver thing? read more

American beaver carrying a willow twig by Jim Peaco (public domain) Trees gnawed by beaver (public domain) A Beaver lodge- US Fish and Wildlife (public domain) CLICK TO PLAY BEAVER SOUNDS (MP3) The first sounds in the recording are alarm tail slaps. They are followed by the sounds of beaver gnawing. The final sounds are beaver young in the den. read more