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Passages

(2,634 posts) Tue Apr 15, 2025, 06:58 PM Apr 15

Ecosystem Engineers 💚

Beavers pause while chewing trees to listen for movements so that the tree doesn't fall on them.

Link to tweet

*Play with the sound on.

The pause is so cute and incredibly smart .....HA HA HA HA HA HA

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Ecosystem Engineers 💚 (Original Post) Passages Apr 15 OP

They have ears like human ears too!! Fla Dem Apr 15 #1

omg HA HA HA Passages Apr 15 #2

I was just reading about a beaver dam project in the Czech Republic nuxvomica Apr 16 #3

What an incredible gift from nature. Passages Apr 16 #4

Fla Dem

(26,539 posts)

1. They have ears like human ears too!!

Reply to Passages (Original post)

Tue Apr 15, 2025, 07:09 PM

Apr 15

https://www.google.com/search?q=beaver+ears&sca_esv=9c491feca8eb3a39&sxsrf=AHTn8zoPUYGjw7seYubfmghCDTigz8BJnQ%3A1744758913790&source=hp&ei=gej-Z-CBLqHjwN4Pqtf8gAQ&iflsig=ACkRmUkAAAAAZ_72kfHsT6O_ehygHMB-vfMmXBJdgVXc&oq=&gs_lp=Egdnd3Mtd2l6IgAqAggAMgcQIxgnGOoCMg0QLhjHARgnGOoCGK8BMg0QIxjwBRgnGMkCGOoCMgoQABgDGOoCGI8BMgoQABgDGOoCGI8BMgoQABgDGOoCGI8BMgoQLhgDGOoCGI8BMgoQABgDGOoCGI8BMg0QLhgDGNQCGOoCGI8BMgoQABgDGOoCGI8BSM8UUABYAHABeACQAQCYAQCgAQCqAQC4AQHIAQCYAgGgAgioAgqYAwjxBQ3sOMIfvYZdkgcBMaAHALIHALgHAA&sclient=gws-wiz

https://democraticunderground.com/10182164885
Porcupines have furry people ears and I don't know how to deal with that.

Passages

(2,634 posts)

2. omg HA HA HA

Reply to Fla Dem (Reply #1)

Tue Apr 15, 2025, 07:31 PM

Apr 15

That is hilarious; thank you!

nuxvomica

(13,266 posts)

3. I was just reading about a beaver dam project in the Czech Republic

Reply to Passages (Original post)

Wed Apr 16, 2025, 09:54 AM

Apr 16

While government officials spent six years trying to get land permits for a dam project to protect a wetlands ecosystem, beavers beat them to it, building the damn and creating wetlands with pools and canals covering twice the area as the government's plan. It saved them over a million Euros.

https://aopk.gov.cz/web/en/-/beavers-save-governments-money?redirect=%2Fweb%2Fen%2Fnews

Passages

(2,634 posts)

4. What an incredible gift from nature.

Reply to nuxvomica (Reply #3)

Wed Apr 16, 2025, 11:41 AM

Apr 16

Thank you for sharing it!

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