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[–] Turd_Ferg 20 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

Some fun reading on why https://gsas.harvard.edu/news/dammed-if-they-do edit: https://www.livescience.com/why-beavers-build-dams

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

It goes into the how but did they explain the why? Maybe I missed it somewhere

Edit: they're just really particular about the way their water flows

[–] Turd_Ferg 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Sorry I had a few tabs open, this ones a little more informative as to why https://www.livescience.com/why-beavers-build-dams

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Fascinating read. Thank you.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

That awesome! Thanks for the article great read.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

"Beavers are 40-to-80-pound [18-to-36 kilogram] smelly bags of meat with really short legs"

[–] Turd_Ferg 2 points 1 month ago

They hate us, cause they aint us