The three newborn residents of the Buttonwood Park Zoo are already expected to build great things.

 

Zoo officials announced the arrival of three American beavers, a.k.a. kits, born on May 16. The kits' parents are 8-year-old female Wicket and 6-year-old male Justin, according to the zoo's press release.

 

The three kits "have already begun exploring their outdoor habitat," zoo officials wrote in the release. "Beaver kits are born with their eyes open, their teeth fully erupted and capable of swimming — with one of them testing their skills at only fourteen days old!"

 

According to the release, Dr. Emmy Budas, veterinarian for the zoo, examined all three kits on May 31, and determined all were in "good health and at healthy weights."

 

"The sex of each kit will be determined at a later date, as it will require an x-ray," the release reads.

 

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