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sudonim posted:It's already been covered that they're herbivores but modern thinking considers beaver damming behavior a good thing for the most part. They change ecosystems in a way that a lot more things can move in. There was some town in California that 2000ish stopped discouraging beaver dams and as a result had river otters move back in for the first time in like a century. Yeah the wetlands they create by damming are incredibly diverse. They do kill trees, but it opens up tons of niches for other plants, animals, and insects.
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sudonim posted:They're also stupid as gently caress, apparently you can just put a book box playing river sounds out in the woods and beavers will build a dam on it Lol they're nearly blind
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sudonim posted:It's already been covered that they're herbivores but modern thinking considers beaver damming behavior a good thing for the most part. They change ecosystems in a way that a lot more things can move in. There was some town in California that 2000ish stopped discouraging beaver dams and as a result had river otters move back in for the first time in like a century. just waiting for a good song
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I was hiking in the middle of the forest - no trails, just tromping through the forest. And I crest a hill and see a perfectly defined trail. Which was alarming at first, because I was in the middle of the forest, nothing led to this trail. I follow it down the hill, and it goes directly into water, which looks like a canal. I follow the canal and it leads to a giant beaver dam, 10 feet high, 100 feet long, huge. I walked on top of it. This trail was so the beavers could find specific trees, drag them down the hill and then float them up the canal to their humongous dam. All in the middle of nowhere. My eyes were opened that day about what the beavers are doing out there.
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redshirt posted:I was hiking in the middle of the forest - no trails, just tromping through the forest. And I crest a hill and see a perfectly defined trail. Which was alarming at first, because I was in the middle of the forest, nothing led to this trail. one day that will happen in Croydon
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sudonim posted:They're also stupid as gently caress, apparently you can just put a book box playing river sounds out in the woods and beavers will build a dam on it What morons!
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https://youtu.be/DggHeuhpFvg?si=ZG3-xfPn90pGJ8jx
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Sep 30, 2023 23:23
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that's an american beaver. British beavers still have alot to learn
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Crystal Thenis posted:one day that will happen in Croydon Praise be!
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The UK: not a breedable beaver in over 400 years
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Dr. Fraiser Chain posted:The UK: not a breedable beaver in over 400 years but, it has been in in the last 60 years
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GetDunked posted:Cute lil fella
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Speaking of England and Beavers, here's a good David Attenborough video on them. My favorite part is toward the end with the over-winter muskrat tenants who pay rent with "furniture" upkeep. For those who worry about the sort of thing, this is a cute video where no critters get rekt.
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Yeah I wish I got to make that noise when I was on my lunch break and a skunk just trundled up 
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redshirt posted:I was hiking in the middle of the forest - no trails, just tromping through the forest. And I crest a hill and see a perfectly defined trail. Which was alarming at first, because I was in the middle of the forest, nothing led to this trail. this sounds pretty magical and im hella jealous.
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flubber nuts posted:this sounds pretty magical and im hella jealous. It was eye opening. I became kinda obsessed with these beavers as I lived in this cabin in the woods for 8 months and hiked pretty much every day. But the area these beavers flooded - I called it "The Beaver Wasteland" - was vast, so I did a lot of exploring trying to find a relatively dry path through it, otherwise I'd have to go way out of the way to get to the other side. I never found one, other than walking directly on the beaver dam. Which I did quite a bit, but it was always a bit nerve wracking, as it's just beaver construction, and their HUGE lodge was close by, and I was never sure if they'd get pissed at me. They never did.
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If you fall asleep near a river a beaver will chew your leg off
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Very few non pirates have a wooden peg leg.
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BAGS FLY AT NOON posted:If you fall asleep near a river a beaver will chew your leg off if you got your nipple bitten off by a beaver, you might be a redneck
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYDfwUJzYQg MackAddie fucked around with this message at 04:12 on Oct 1, 2023 |
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Apparently the Queen automatically owns all swans in England. Which member of the Royal Family gets to own the beavers?
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Dial A For Awesome posted:Apparently the Queen automatically owns all swans in England. Which member of the Royal Family gets to own the beavers? Andrew had a keen interest in baby beavers
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Crystal Thenis posted:https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-66950410 lookit that lil gently caress
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Bad Purchase posted:sad news everyone, the beaver has passed away Science can bring it back, but better. I mean either that or Satan. Either works.
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Bad Purchase posted:sad news everyone, the beaver has passed away https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-67075177 “Last year two beavers, named Justin and Sigourney Beaver, were introduced … but one of them died before the pair could breed.” Probably for the best. They’ve got the same surname, so were presumably related. In happier news, a family of Scottish beavers has now moved in.
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sudonim posted:They're also stupid as gently caress, apparently you can just put a book box playing river sounds out in the woods and beavers will build a dam on it https://youtu.be/-ImdlZtOU80 (e;fb kinda but hey this one's a Christmas hallway dam.) BigBadSteve fucked around with this message at 07:08 on Oct 12, 2023 |
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Not sure how well they go once they start re-introducing wolves, bears, and dragons.
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Dial A For Awesome posted:Probably for the best. They’ve got the same surname, so were presumably related. when has that stopped the uk
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Everyone NEEDS to hear the sounds baby beavers make. Sample: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONb2FVNe-7o (About 2:30-3:00)
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kaom posted:Everyone NEEDS to hear the sounds baby beavers make.
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kaom posted:Everyone NEEDS to hear the sounds baby beavers make. awwww ☺️
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Crystal Thenis posted:awwww ☺️ Yeah, when they're young they're cute, but then, then they grow up!!! Okay well, yeah they're still pretty adorable after they grow up.
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dr_rat posted:Yeah, when they're young they're cute, but then, then they grow up!!! Yeah wait till they flood your crops and pastures buddy! Not so cute then I tell ya.
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redshirt posted:Yeah wait till they flood your crops and pastures buddy! Not so cute then I tell ya. I only grow non-adorable, stupid crops, and tend to non-adorable, stupid pastures, which I'll be quite honest probably deserve a good flooding. 
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dr_rat posted:I only grow non-adorable, stupid crops, and tend to non-adorable, stupid pastures, which I'll be quite honest probably deserve a good flooding. Rice farmer, eh?
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redshirt posted:Rice farmer, eh? Cactus actually, oh they'll rue the day they got on my bad side!
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