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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: BJClinton
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posted on
05/04/2010 12:39:51 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
( Someday we'll know why love can't move a mountain.)
To: HuntsvilleTxVeteran
Very nice HTV ... Cheers! ;-D
82
posted on
05/04/2010 12:42:24 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
( Someday we'll know why love can't move a mountain.)
To: Daffynition
To: derllak
Ducks and mascotses sitting in a tree.
And you know the rest of the rhyme.......
84
posted on
05/04/2010 12:48:42 PM PDT
by
Lakeshark
(Thank a member of the US armed forces for their sacrifice)
To: Daffynition
I want one of those Mississippi gamblers hats with a low crown and a wide brim, like in the Movies, I would even grow a Goatee.
85
posted on
05/04/2010 12:50:29 PM PDT
by
Little Bill
(Carol Che-Porter is a MOONBAT.)
To: Daffynition
Don’t you just love how beaver dams are “important parts of the ecology” while anything made by man is “environmental destruction”?
86
posted on
05/04/2010 12:58:13 PM PDT
by
Antoninus
(It's a degenerate society where dogs have more legal rights than unborn babies.)
To: fish hawk
That would make her at the least 120 feet tall.
........................
which means the beaver is ?
87
posted on
05/04/2010 12:59:57 PM PDT
by
woofie
To: Vigilantcitizen
Leave it to cleaver!
88
posted on
05/04/2010 1:10:50 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
( Someday we'll know why love can't move a mountain.)
To: Little Bill
89
posted on
05/04/2010 1:14:29 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
( Someday we'll know why love can't move a mountain.)
To: Daffynition
Didn’t Colonel Angus injure his neck near there?
90
posted on
05/04/2010 1:16:25 PM PDT
by
Hillarys Gate Cult
(The man who said "there's no such thing as a stupid question" has never talked to Helen Thomas.)
To: woofie
just about right for me. LOL
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posted on
05/04/2010 1:26:11 PM PDT
by
fish hawk
(Dreaming in my flight, I fly beyond my dreams.)
To: Antoninus
Comparing beaver dam and Hoover Dam from Space [above]
92
posted on
05/04/2010 1:29:00 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
( Someday we'll know why love can't move a mountain.)
To: Daffynition
Nah, that's a Bowler, I need a brim that shades my eyes as I draw an Ace out of my sleeve and loose my S&W 640 to quell objections to having five Aces on the show down.
93
posted on
05/04/2010 1:37:29 PM PDT
by
Little Bill
(Carol Che-Porter is a MOONBAT.)
To: Hillarys Gate Cult
94
posted on
05/04/2010 1:55:00 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
( Someday we'll know why love can't move a mountain.)
To: Little Bill
Dang! I hate shopping for men who have everything! This is it. Hope you like it! LOL
95
posted on
05/04/2010 1:58:47 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
( Someday we'll know why love can't move a mountain.)
To: Daffynition
96
posted on
05/04/2010 2:00:21 PM PDT
by
Dominic01
("...You know the one with the big ears? He ain't my President" - Etta James)
To: Dominic01
Are you a Trekkie?
97
posted on
05/04/2010 2:05:17 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
( Someday we'll know why love can't move a mountain.)
To: Hotmetal
98
posted on
05/04/2010 2:17:40 PM PDT
by
calex59
To: Daffynition
Sorry Daffy, the crown is to high and the brim is to thick, if I am going to go River Boat Gambler I need something more 19th Century Chic. Think Basil Rathbone dealing Stud or Guts Poker with a big old ring to mark the cards, I ain’t got the nose though.
99
posted on
05/04/2010 2:22:04 PM PDT
by
Little Bill
(Carol Che-Porter is a MOONBAT.)
To: Little Bill
No, no, you need a derringer to quell the cheats. Believe it or not, my aunt had an original .41 Cal derringer, with ammo. Quite a little piece but unfortunately it was lost before she died. Oh, well.
100
posted on
05/04/2010 2:27:30 PM PDT
by
calex59
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