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greymaresinspace t1_j85s0u6 wrote

Reply to comment by ThaMac in Beaver watching in Mass (or NE in general)? by ThaMac

you caught me! that is funny you are on that sub- yes i was inspired by your post

there is a great book called The Truth about Animals by Lucy Cooke (and of course, I lent it to someone and never saw it again) the chapter on beavers was unbelievable, and i was trying to recall what it was that was so astonishing.

Aside from their anal glands smelling like vanilla, there was something about their social structure that was mind-blowing, and I was looking to see if I could find it somewhere. but instead, i got beaver parachuting

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ThaMac OP t1_j861wok wrote

I didn’t know that about their anal glands. Lol.

Yes I’m fascinated by them. They operate as true families, stay mates for life and the fathers help raise the kits to become productive dam building adults.

Their dams and ponds create ecosystems for hundreds of other species to cohabitate. The ponds create gardens in literal deserts, essential for irrigation of land and life.

They also act as carbon sinks, filtering out water and potentially help combat climate change. The storage of essential water helps immensely with droughts to the benefit of all wildlife and even human settlements.

I’m obsessed, they are also cute as fuck especially the babies, and yeah parachuting beavers really sent me lmao

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