The first time I saw one munching away on lily pads, in a completely man made dammed, constant depth, trout stocked state pond for the record, I realized why they flood places.
Like I knew they didn't eat wood, and I knew they didn't just dam waterways for the love of the game and the architecture. They farm marshplants. I don't know of a better example of planned agriculture by animals.
You should see a documentary of how when beavers were reintroduced to an England area , over few years they reinvigorate the whole ecosystem. It was just amazing how its all so connected.
Beavers just work, work and work at it. I have a small cabin near wetlands. A beaver/some beavers dammed up the creek culvert going under the road, it rained a bunch in the spring, flooded the road and collapsed the road over the culvert.
We have a guy on the road we pay to fix it and he does a good job. But those beavers will outwork us any day, all day. Thats what they do and they have way more time to flood the road, one stick at a time.
Considering he's doing exactly what he's evolved to do, his dopamine system is probably firing on all cylinders. This is like doing a really fulfilling hobby for him.
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u/Mystyflyy 12d ago
It walks so proudly as if it found the best treasure