“Well dam” - beavers
somebody has to do it!
Submitted 5 weeks ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to science_memes@mander.xyz
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ParetoOptimalDev@lemmy.today 5 weeks ago
Kalkaline@leminal.space 5 weeks ago
Can’t you just play the sound of running water and trigger their instinct? I feel like I read that sometime in the last few years.
JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Actually, I don’t even know that you have to do that much I’ve seen videos of beavers in captivity seemingly trying to build a dam on dry land
NakariLexfortaine@lemm.ee 5 weeks ago
I wonder if there’s some kind of near-surface pipes they might hear water running through.
Anticorp@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Did you possibly read it in the comment immediately above yours which was posted 1 minute prior to yours, and then attribute it to an ancient memory?
Kalkaline@leminal.space 5 weeks ago
My mom once told me “if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all” so I’m going to end my comment right here.
hazeebabee@slrpnk.net 5 weeks ago
Naw, we posted at the same time. When I typed my comment (the one i assume you’re refering to) there were no comments. Once I hit post this one was already here.
Great minds think alike or something like that lol
lemmy_get_my_coat@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Well, dam
Turd_Ferg@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
pineapplelover@lemm.ee 5 weeks ago
It goes into the how but did they explain the why? Maybe I missed it somewhere
Turd_Ferg@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
Sorry I had a few tabs open, this ones a little more informative as to why www.livescience.com/why-beavers-build-dams
Fredselfish@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
That awesome! Thanks for the article great read.
hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 weeks ago
“Beavers are 40-to-80-pound [18-to-36 kilogram] smelly bags of meat with really short legs”
Turd_Ferg@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
They hate us, cause they aint us
criitz@reddthat.com 5 weeks ago
Anticorp@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Yes, that’s likely the inspiration for this copycat.
johannesvanderwhales@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Do they actually dam everything or just build a nest?
roguetrick@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
The lodge is generally in the middle of the flooded area after they dam it.
FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
It should be noted that, aside from petty human concerns like flooded roads and properties, beavers are much better at controlling flooding and generally protecting ecologies than humans.
SPRUNT@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Saw a thing once, maybe Mythbusters, that showed how beavers are attracted to the sound of running water and want to stop it. In the show, they got the beaver to dam a speaker by playing river/stream noises through it.
AceFuzzLord@lemm.ee 5 weeks ago
So, how does one cross post to another community/instance? I feel as though this could fit in with the beaver community on lemmy(dot)world, but I have absolutely no clue how to cross post.
Martineski@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 weeks ago
You should have an option to crosspost it somewhere on the post. Or you could simply copy the direct image link and make a new post using that. Lemmy recognises crossposts by checking if the link is the same. For example if 2 unrelated users make 2 different posts with the same article it will count as a crosspost.
brbposting@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk 5 weeks ago
Beavers: the Nestlé of the animal world.
DrBob@lemmy.ca 5 weeks ago
Behold wonders of the Beaver Deceiver!
Tabula_stercore@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Bopper kurva
hazeebabee@slrpnk.net 5 weeks ago
From what i remember, it has to do with the noise of flowing water. Reverse find the sound annoying and will cover it until it stops.
I remember a study where they played river noises from a speaker and the bevers covered the speakers with sticks – even in the absence of any water.
lugal@sopuli.xyz 5 weeks ago
I’m not sure if this means that they are annoyed or if they use it as an indicator that there is something to do.
FinalRemix@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Should be simple enough: check their cortisol levels in the presence and absence of various water stimuli.
hazeebabee@slrpnk.net 5 weeks ago
Super fair point, I’m projecting human emotions onto the beavers & don’t actually know how they feel about the sound of running water lol
BakerBagel@midwest.social 5 weeks ago
It can be both.