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]]>During the late 1940s, people in Idaho started migrating from cities to more remote areas of the state. However, by doing so, they encountered various problems with beavers that already lived there. Going about their business, beavers caused property damages and floods by cutting down trees and building damns.
Looking to solve the issue, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game decided to relocate beavers, which were crucial for maintaining the state’s wetlands, to another location. Experts picked out a drainage basin in Sawtooth Mountain Range, but there was just a problem: how to get the beavers there.
Transporting beavers by land was proven earlier to be a really bad option. The trip was quite exhausting for the animals, and a lot of them struggled to survive it. This led one Idaho Department of Fish and Game employee to come up with an idea to fly the beavers to the location and parachute them there. And it proved to be a success.
Beavers were placed in wooden crates with a parachute attached to them. Once the box got safely to the ground, it would immediately open thanks to a spring mechanism. A total of 76 beavers parachuted, 75 of whom survived the stunt. One beaver didn’t make it because it forced its way out of the box in mid-air.
Are you curious to see how it looks when beavers parachute? Check out the video below.
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]]>Do you think you are a good swimmer? Even if that might be the case, don’t try to get into a race with a beaver. They are great swimmers and can swim at the speed of six mph or twice as fast as humans.
Besides being good swimmers, beavers are also good divers. They can usually spend between six and eight minutes underwater, although some specimens can push this to 15 minutes.
Next time you see a beaver, take a close look at its teeth. You will notice they are strangely orange. This is because beaver teeth are covered in the coating of enamel that is rich in iron. Also, their teeth never stop growing but can be trimmed by constant use.
This might surprise you, but beavers are officially considered rodents. They are the second-largest rodents on Earth, with only capybaras being bigger than them.
Beavers are herbivores, meaning they only eat plant material. Their favorite snacks are wood and bark, while they prefer aspen, willow, and birch.
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]]>The post Have You Ever Seen Beavers Parachute From an Airplane? appeared first on Our Funny Little Site.
]]>During the late 1940s, people in Idaho started migrating from cities to more remote areas of the state. However, by doing so, they encountered various problems with beavers that already lived there. Going about their business, beavers caused property damages and floods by cutting down trees and building damns.
Looking to solve the issue, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game decided to relocate beavers, which were crucial for maintaining the state’s wetlands, to another location. Experts picked out a drainage basin in Sawtooth Mountain Range, but there was just a problem: how to get the beavers there.
Transporting beavers by land was proven earlier to be a really bad option. The trip was quite exhausting for the animals, and a lot of them struggled to survive it. This led one Idaho Department of Fish and Game employee to come up with an idea to fly the beavers to the location and parachute them there. And it proved to be a success.
Beavers were placed in wooden crates with a parachute attached to them. Once the box got safely to the ground, it would immediately open thanks to a spring mechanism. A total of 76 beavers parachuted, 75 of whom survived the stunt. One beaver didn’t make it because it forced its way out of the box in mid-air.
Are you curious to see how it looks when beavers parachute? Check out the video below.
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]]>The post 5 Fun Facts About Beavers appeared first on Our Funny Little Site.
]]>Do you think you are a good swimmer? Even if that might be the case, don’t try to get into a race with a beaver. They are great swimmers and can swim at the speed of six mph or twice as fast as humans.
Besides being good swimmers, beavers are also good divers. They can usually spend between six and eight minutes underwater, although some specimens can push this to 15 minutes.
Next time you see a beaver, take a close look at its teeth. You will notice they are strangely orange. This is because beaver teeth are covered in the coating of enamel that is rich in iron. Also, their teeth never stop growing but can be trimmed by constant use.
This might surprise you, but beavers are officially considered rodents. They are the second-largest rodents on Earth, with only capybaras being bigger than them.
Beavers are herbivores, meaning they only eat plant material. Their favorite snacks are wood and bark, while they prefer aspen, willow, and birch.
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