Posted on 01/15/2021 5:09:16 PM PST by BenLurkin
One thing to keep in mind; these creatures were possibly still extant during the last ice age, when men were venturing into the North American continent.
While it is untenable to suggest that men encountered dinosaurs, it is entirely possible that men had to deal with dire wolves, and short-face bears, and giant beavers, giant prairie dogs, and other things that are not dreamed of or even mentioned in your philosophies, Horatio.
But the situation was dire when the large canine tried to wolf Jack down...
That’s just damn funny. We need some laughs - thanks!
Interesting article on the giant beavers, here:
https://earthsky.org/earth/why-giant-beavers-went-extinct
As they were aquatic plant eaters, I suspect the oversize beavers had more to fear from Man than Man did from the beavers.
Still, it is interesting to consider that there was evidently a big enough change to a dryer* climate around 10k years ago to knock out the giant beavers, which were not local ecosystem engineers, as are modern beavers. (The article contradicts itself regarding temperatures, so I’ll not speculate about such.)
And to think I missed the giant beavers. Damn!
Giant beavers? How big was it?
It was so big I had to strap a two-by-four to my ...
Hey, where’s Laz? I want ask him if he ever met a giant beaver.
Used to know a girl from West Beavers Falls. She had a blonde beaver.
You interested?
I should have known those jokes were coming.
But... “modern beavers” may be more dangerous. Just sayin’.
It’s a little known fact that giant beavers are now located next to Uranus.
That’s a perfectly normal sized wolf ...
Thanks FrogMom. Still more of a dog than, say, the bark from a tree. ;^)
Don't lose your car keys...
Does this mean Dire Straits weren’t actually straight?
Don’t know about modern beavers. Gave up beaver hunting years ago. As I understand it, modern beavers don’t have much of a pelt. No much mystery to a hairless beaver. Yep, beaver trappin’ ain’t what it used to be. Come to think of it, ain’t much today like it used to be. Mores the pity. Glad I lived when I did.
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