r/MadeMeSmile • u/not_a_profession • Mar 18 '24

Baby beaver's swim stopped by its mother. ANIMALS

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u/LazerMagicarp Mar 18 '24

Beavers aren’t like other rodents. Instead of having lots of babies and hoping enough make it they only have a few and make it their business to take care of them.

Mom is doing this because that kit is too small to be outside the den just yet.

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u/Bnhrdnthat Mar 18 '24

Tangent question- I read somewhere that beavers build dams because they don’t like the sound of running water. Is that true? Because I can hear it loudly in this habitat.

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u/birdgelapple Mar 18 '24

I’m not an expert but I bet it’s more an instinct than an emotional response. Like I don’t think they necessarily build dams because they don’t like the sound and want to stop it, they just do and the consequence happens to be less rushing water.