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World's biggest beaver dam can be seen from space
The Telegraph ^
| 4 May 2010
| staff reporter
Posted on 05/04/2010 11:07:55 AM PDT by Daffynition
This woodland construction is the world's biggest beaver dam, which at 2,790ft is more than twice the length of the Hoover dam and can be seen from space.
The mammals use trees, mud and stone to make a type of moat where they can use their swimming skills to evade any predators.
The families live in lodges on the dams and spend their days adding to and repairing the incredible structures.
The dam was spotted by experts monitoring the size and spread of the beaver dams in North America.
It is located on the southern edge of Wood Buffalo National Park in Northern Alberta, Canada
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TOPICS: Outdoors; Pets/Animals; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: alberta; beaver; canada; dam; woodbuffalonatpark
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To: Daffynition; AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
Note: this topic is from . Thanks Daffynition. I've heard tell that, in rural Canada, bridges are generally built upstream of beaver dams, even if the road route has to be changed. This is due to beavers living for generations on the same site, and actively maintaining the water level regardless of conditions.
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posted on
01/15/2018 9:20:13 AM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(www.tapatalk.com/groups/godsgravesglyphs/, forum.darwincentral.org, www.gopbriefingroom.com)
To: wilco200
You can zoom google earth pics down to low altitude
I assume that’s how the pic is
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posted on
01/15/2018 9:23:06 AM PST
by
wardaddy
(As a southerner I've never trusted the Grand Old Party.....any questions?)
To: andy58-in-nh
They can’t see a green hunting light strapped to the end of a Ruger 10-22
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posted on
01/15/2018 9:26:13 AM PST
by
kjam22
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
01/15/2018 9:56:45 AM PST
by
Daffynition
(The New PTSD: PRESIDENT-Trump Stress Disorder - The LSN didnÂ’t make Trump, so they can't break him)
To: Daffynition
I trap da bee-fur.
Robert Conrad in the miniseries Centennial.
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posted on
01/15/2018 9:59:53 AM PST
by
blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer")
To: Hotmetal
Every year we have break the dam and they always build back. I don't like these critters much.
A few years ago there was a damn across the water shed drain on the east side of my complex. I enjoyed watching them work and was dismayed when one of the residents called the DNR who came in, trapped the beavers then destroyed the damn. The reasoning was to protect against the road being flooded in the event of a big rain.
Turned out to be the right decision since 4 weeks later we did get the big rain and the water from the water shed came up almost to the road. Had the damn still been there, it would have been a major problem......
Beavers belong in the wilderness, not within subdivisions........
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posted on
01/15/2018 10:07:09 AM PST
by
Hot Tabasco
(My cat is not fat, she is just big boned........)
To: blueunicorn6
:)
The can-can in Can-a-da
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posted on
01/15/2018 10:31:48 AM PST
by
Daffynition
(The New PTSD: PRESIDENT-Trump Stress Disorder - The LSN didnÂ’t make Trump, so they can't break him)
To: Daffynition
Open Only With Adult Supervision??? 😀😀😀
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posted on
01/15/2018 10:50:28 AM PST
by
blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer")
To: blueunicorn6
I know nothing.
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posted on
01/15/2018 11:22:13 AM PST
by
Daffynition
(The New PTSD: PRESIDENT-Trump Stress Disorder - The LSN didnÂ’t make Trump, so they can't break him)
To: Daffynition
I see the beer bottle in the background.
Filthy, drunken beavers leaving their empty beer bottles laying around.
I hope Smokey Bear eats them.
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posted on
01/15/2018 11:35:01 AM PST
by
blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer")
To: beaversmom
To: fish hawk
Help me find my truck keys and we can drive outta here....
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posted on
01/15/2018 12:10:16 PM PST
by
Rebelbase
(1/12/18 read the word 'shithole' more times in one day than in my entire life up to that that point.)
To: fish hawk
D’oh! Fell for the 7 year post!
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posted on
01/15/2018 12:12:05 PM PST
by
Rebelbase
(1/12/18 read the word 'shithole' more times in one day than in my entire life up to that that point.)
To: blueunicorn6
I think he was trying to make a
pencil :).
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posted on
01/15/2018 1:24:03 PM PST
by
Daffynition
(The New PTSD: PRESIDENT-Trump Stress Disorder - The LSN didnÂ’t make Trump, so they can't break him)
To: Daffynition
37.8 beavers per year are killed by trees falling on them.
Good teeth but no brains.
Like my cousin Mike.
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posted on
01/15/2018 1:38:13 PM PST
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blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer")
To: blueunicorn6
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posted on
01/15/2018 1:42:05 PM PST
by
Daffynition
(The New PTSD: PRESIDENT-Trump Stress Disorder - The LSN didnÂ’t make Trump, so they can't break him)
To: Daffynition
THAT is NOT a beaver!
That is some sort of fancy pussycat wearing braces.
Probably a Siberian Saw Cat.
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posted on
01/15/2018 1:49:20 PM PST
by
blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer")
To: blueunicorn6
*Toothpick maker*
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posted on
01/15/2018 1:51:44 PM PST
by
Daffynition
(The New PTSD: PRESIDENT-Trump Stress Disorder - The LSN didnÂ’t make Trump, so they can't break him)
To: Daffynition
Poor little rascal.
Chewing and chewing but never gets through that board.
Reminds me off my son eating corn on the cob.
Maybe a little butter and salt would help him get through it.
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posted on
01/15/2018 2:07:57 PM PST
by
blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer")
To: blueunicorn6
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posted on
01/15/2018 2:24:33 PM PST
by
Daffynition
(The New PTSD: PRESIDENT-Trump Stress Disorder - The LSN didnÂ’t make Trump, so they can't break him)
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