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  • Hominins Hunted Beavers At Least 400,000 Years Ago, Ancient Bones Reveal

    12/03/2023 5:37:46 AM PST · by SunkenCiv · 28 replies
    Science News ^ | November 29, 2023 | Enrico de Lazaro
    Archaeologists from the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, the Leibniz Zentrum für Archäologie and Leiden University say they have found cut marks on the bones of two beaver species from the 400,000-year-old hominin open air site of Bilzingsleben in central Germany. Their results demonstrate a greater diversity of prey choice by Middle Pleistocene hominins than commonly acknowledged, and a much deeper history of broad-spectrum subsistence than commonly assumed, already visible in prey choices 400,000 years ago...They used magnifying glasses and digital microscopes to analyze 2,496 remains (1,963 teeth and 533 cranial and postcranial bones and bone fragments) of two beaver species:...
  • At 1st Midwest Beaver Summit, role of the hefty rodents praised in wetland restoration, climate change fight

    09/17/2023 5:00:37 AM PDT · by Oldeconomybuyer · 39 replies
    The Chicago Tribune via Yahoo ^ | September 17, 2023 | by Nara Schoenberg, Chicago Tribune
    As the nation faces a future of increasing flooding, drought and wildfires, millions of 60-pound rodents stand by, ready to assist. Beavers can transform parched fields into verdant wetlands and widen rivers and streams in ways that not only slow surging floodwater, but store it for times of drought. Still not impressed? In 2020, three raging wildfires in Colorado — including one with walls of flame 70 feet high — effectively bowed to the flat-tailed dam-builders, according to Emily Fairfax, an assistant professor of physical geography at the University of Minnesota at Twin Cities. The fast-moving “megafires” left the water-saturated...
  • Northern Michigan man blows up beaver dam with explosives, floods neighbors’ properties

    02/16/2023 7:07:24 PM PST · by algore · 50 replies
    MONTMORENCY COUNTY, MI -- Charges have been submitted to prosecutors after a Montmorency County man allegedly used explosives to blow up a beaver dam along Crooked Creek. Michigan Department of Natural Resources Conservation Officer Dan Liestenfeltz investigated the incident after calls were received regarding reports of multiple gunshots and a loud explosion that shook nearby homes. One of the callers speculated the sounds came from a property with a new owner and that a beaver dam had been removed as the river had begun to significantly rise after the explosion. The caller reported their property had started flooding as a...
  • "Ukraine credits local beavers for unwittingly bolstering its defenses"-TTG

    01/17/2023 8:15:25 PM PST · by Nextrush · 34 replies
    Turcopolier ^ | 1/16/2023 | TTG
    Local beavers are helping Ukraine defend itself from a potential new front in Russia's invasion, Reuters reported on Thursday. The animals are unwittingly helping Kyiv by building dams that keep the ground marshy and impassable, a military spokesman told the agency. This helps Ukraine by making it less likely that an attack could come via Belarus, which borders Ukraine not far north of the capital Kyiv...
  • High-status Danish Vikings wore exotic beaver furs

    08/09/2022 7:36:57 PM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 40 replies
    ScienceDaily ^ | July 27, 2022 | PLOS
    Beaver fur was a symbol of wealth and an important trade item in 10th Century Denmark, according to a study published July 27, 2022 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE...Written sources indicate that fur was a key commodity during the Viking Age, between 800-1050 CE, but fur doesn't often survive well in the archaeological record, so little direct evidence is available. Previous reports have used the microscopic anatomy of ancient fur to identify species of origin, but this method is often inexact. All in all, not much is known about the kinds of furs the Vikings preferred.In this study, Brandt...
  • Tony Dow Dies: ‘Leave It To Beaver” Actor’s Passing Confirmed Following Earlier Confusion

    07/28/2022 9:54:41 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 50 replies
    https://deadline.com ^ | July 27, 2022 12:47pm | By Greg Evans
    Tony Dow, the actor who personified the role of America’s big brother as the elder sibling Wally Cleaver on the TV classic sitcom Leave It to Beaver, died today. He was 77, and had been battling cancer. His death comes a day after his passing was mistakenly reported by his management team and his wife. Hollywood & Media Deaths In 2022: Photo Gallery A statement on his Facebook page now reads: We have received confirmation from Christopher, Tony’s son, that Tony passed away earlier this morning, with his loving family at his side to see him through this journey. We...
  • Tony Dow has passed away

    07/26/2022 10:09:22 AM PDT · by al baby · 164 replies
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    Tony Dow, has passed away he was 77 TMZ
  • Minnesotans Vote For Giant Beaver As State Fossil

    10/13/2021 8:57:02 PM PDT · by NormsRevenge · 27 replies
    WCCO CBS Minnesota ^ | 10/13/21 | WCCO-TV Staff
    MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — On the arrival of National Fossil Day, the giant beaver is the winning candidate to become Minnesota’s official state fossil. The beaver beat out nine candidates and will go on to face the legislative process to become the state fossil. More than 11,000 people voted, and 25% of them voted for the giant beaver.
  • Illinois’ largest rodents are in city lagoons, rivers and streams. Now, they’re on Instagram

    12/29/2020 12:36:57 PM PST · by SJackson · 42 replies
    CHICAGO TRIBUNE ^ | DEC 29, 2020 | MORGAN GREENE
    Among the more humble recipients of our longer walks and affinity for nature during the pandemic: beavers. On recent mornings, shortly before and after sunrise, small groups of people have traveled to a bridge on the Northwestern University campus in Evanston. Some leave willow branches. For the beavers. “They’ve got this whole following,” said Tamar Selch, who stops by regularly with her husband, Zach. “They’re very cute. And how often do you really get to see beavers out there?” Illinois’ largest rodents are in city lagoons, rivers and streams. They’re on Instagram and TikTok. Sometimes a nuisance, and at other...
  • This Little Baby Boat May Be the Smallest Ship in the Navy

    10/13/2020 12:33:19 PM PDT · by Red Badger · 51 replies
    www.popularmechanics.com ^ | Aug 25, 2020 | By Kyle Mizokami
    At just 19 feet long, it's used to deploy underwater fences. D'awww. ========================================================================== A little baby boat is making waves on Reddit. It may be the smallest ship in the U.S. Navy. The "Boomin Beaver" is a security tug that can tow small ships and deploy underwater fences. One of these boats fetched $100,000 in an auction, which sure seems like a lot for a boat this small. An adorable little tugboat as long as a Ford F-150 is making the rounds on social media, prompting many to call it the “smallest ship in the U.S. Navy.” At just 19...
  • Ken Osmond, ‘Leave It to Beaver’ Star Who Played Eddie Haskell, Dies at 76

    05/18/2020 11:06:15 AM PDT · by Captain Peter Blood · 122 replies
    Variety ^ | 05-18-2020 | Captain Peter Blood
    Ken Osmond, best known for his role at the troublemaker Eddie Haskell on the television comedy “Leave It to Beaver,” died on Monday morning. He was 76. Sources tell Variety Osmond passed away at his Los Angeles home surrounded by family members. The cause of death is unknown.
  • Tone-Deaf Democrats Risk Handing Western Pennsylvania to Trump

    01/07/2020 4:25:48 AM PST · by Kaslin · 44 replies
    Townhall.com ^ | January 7, 2020 | Salena Zito
    PITTSBURGH -- Darrin Kelly, president of the powerful Allegheny-Fayette County Central Labor Council, says that not one of the Democratic candidates running for president has reached out to him to ask about or listen to what union families in western Pennsylvania are looking for in a nominee to challenge President Donald Trump in November. "Not one," he says abruptly. That omission is obvious in just about every proclamation about the energy sector coming from the mouths of most Democratic candidates, whether it is Sens. Bernie Sanders' and Elizabeth Warren's pledging to ban fracking, or former Vice President Joe Biden's recent...
  • Mysterious Arctic skull raises questions about what animals once roamed North

    05/30/2006 11:20:11 PM PDT · by Marius3188 · 26 replies · 1,587+ views
    CNews ^ | 30 May 2006 | JOHN THOMPSON
    IQALUIT, Nunavut (CP) - A mysterious skull discovered on the edge of the Arctic Circle has sparked interest in what creatures roamed Baffin Island in the distant past, and what life a warming climate may support in the future. Andrew Dialla, a resident of Pangnirtung, Nunavut, says he found the skull protruding from the frozen tundra during a walk near the shore with his daughter about a month ago. The horned skull is about the size of a man's fist. It resembles a baby caribou skull, except at that age, a caribou wouldn't have antlers, researchers and elders have pointed...
  • Aren’t you glad that ice cream isn’t made with beaver anal secretions anymore?

    09/16/2019 2:49:02 PM PDT · by Red Badger · 72 replies
    DCdirtylaundry.com ^ | By Zoey Sky - September 16, 2019
    Most people enjoy a scoop of delicious ice cream. But did you know that the popular dessert used to contain anal secretions from beavers? If you think that’s stomach-turning, check out these other weird or even deadly ingredients found in common food products. Baguettes with a side of opium Just last March, shoppers in France were warned against purchasing bread that contained a dose of opium. Health officials were puzzled about the unexplained presence of the drugs in poppy seed baguettes and ready-made sandwiches made from poppy seed bread. Poppy seeds don’t usually contain opiates and government investigators posit that...
  • Warren trails Bernie and Biden in home state of Massachusetts: 2020 poll

    04/07/2019 6:03:44 PM PDT · by conservative98 · 38 replies
    Washington Examiner ^ | | April 07, 2019 04:57 PM | Updated Apr 07, 2019, 05:05 PM | Daniel Chaitin
    Sen. Elizabeth Warren can't win a presidential popularity contest in her home state of Massachusetts. The liberal Democrat got third place in a survey from Emerson College released Sunday. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., leads the Democratic primary field with 26% of the vote, followed by former Vice President Joe Biden at 23%. Warren follows them with 14% of the vote, and is closely tailed by Pete Buttigieg, mayor of South Bend, Ind., at 11%, former Texas Congressman Beto O’Rourke at 8%, and California Sen. Kamala Harris at 7%. The remaining 5% of voters are looking for another candidate.
  • Students Drop ‘Vagina’ from The Vagina Monologues to Be More ‘Inclusive’

    02/20/2019 11:05:24 AM PST · by C19fan · 45 replies
    National Review ^ | February 20, 2019 | Katherine Timpf
    Students at Washington University in St. Louis have erased the “vagina” part of The Vagina Monologues — instead calling it The [Blank] Monologues — in order to be inclusive of other genitals. “In adapting this show to become more gender inclusive, this year’s audience members, regardless of how they identified, were able to more strongly connect with the impactful monologues,” stated a piece in the college newspaper, The Student Life. “Thirty performers spoke 20 different pieces, all centering around sexuality, sexual violence, body image and more.”
  • Rabid beaver attacks father, 7-year-old daughter kayaking on river

    08/10/2018 8:14:08 PM PDT · by Rebelbase · 50 replies
    WBAL ^ | 8/10/18 | Chelsea Robinson
    Synopsis: A rabid beaver attacked a man and his young daughter kayaking down a river in PA. The father beat the beaver with a pole until it gave up on him and bee-lined for the daughter. Father goes in the water to protect daughter and ends up beating the beaver to death. Video of the attack Story excerpt:A peaceful day on the water turned to terror for a father and daughter in Pennsylvania. Dan Wherley explained to Fox 43 that he and his 7-year-old Layla were kayaking on the Conewago Creek in Adams County when a beaver took to viciously...
  • Beavers do dam good work cleaning water, research reveals

    06/19/2018 12:14:58 PM PDT · by Red Badger · 40 replies
    phys.org ^ | May 9, 2018 | University of Exeter
    A female beaver in Devon. Credit: Michael Symes/Devon Wildlife Trust ___________________________________________________________________________ Beavers could help clean up polluted rivers and stem the loss of valuable soils from farms, new research shows. The study, undertaken by scientists at the University of Exeter using a captive beaver trial run by the Devon Wildlife Trust, has demonstrated the significant impact the animals have had on reducing the flow of tonnes of soil and nutrients from nearby fields into a local river system. The research, led by hydrologist Professor Richard Brazier, found that the work of a single family of beavers had removed high...
  • New Hampshire distillery's bourbon flavored with beaver secretions

    06/14/2018 11:35:29 AM PDT · by JoeProBono · 61 replies
    upi ^ | June 13, 2018 | Ben Hooper
    A New Hampshire distillery is marketing a new craft bourbon containing an unusual flavoring ingredient -- beaver secretion. Tamworth Distilling and Mercantile announced the release of Eau De Musc, an 88-proof bourbon selling for $65 per 6.7-ounce bottle. The high-end spirit is flavored in part by scent oils from the castor sacs of beavers from New Hampshire. "It's aromatic, very distinct. It's leathery, rich, slightly fruity in a non-traditional sense. With the whiskey, it really works in quite well," Tamworth distiller Matt Power told the New Hampshire Union Leader. The scent oils, known as castoreum, are actually found in a...
  • THIRSTY BEAVER TRIED DESPERATELY TO GET INTO BAR, WAS BOUNCED

    05/11/2018 6:48:19 PM PDT · by Rebelbase · 40 replies
    Vnepair ^ | 5/3/18 | Cat Wolinski
    Adorable news crawled in from Canada this week: At Beertown, a bar and restaurant in Waterloo, Ontario, bar staff faced a sweet little scare on Sunday when a beaver tried to sneak into the bar. It took seven people, including two police officers, to capture the thirsty beast and return it to safety, CBC news reports. A staff member at Beertown stepped out for air and saw a “strange animal” approaching, the report says. Thinking it was a skunk, he went inside to get help. When he returned with backup, the beast had gotten closer. “[He was walking] through the...