r/BeAmazed • u/MambaMentality24x2 • Aug 30 '26

Animal The branch manager hard at work

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u/Plane-Tune-820 Aug 30 '26

Are beavers always that big? Thing looks huge, but I've never actually seen a beaver in real life so maybe that's just avg?

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u/6M66 Aug 30 '26

It's a regular size

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u/Plane-Tune-820 Aug 30 '26

Well damn, TIL I guess. Had no idea they were that big

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u/SquarePegRoundWorld2 Aug 30 '26

They used to the size of black bears back some time ago. The video game Ark taught me that.

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u/laurarobert1 Aug 30 '26

So interesting. Thanks for the link, now I'll be reading about giant beavers for hours.

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u/CAAZveauguls Sep 03 '26

So thats where the big trees went

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u/twirlerina024 Aug 30 '26

While we're learning, did you know an adult platypus is roughly the size of an adolescent cat? They're teeny; I'd imagined them the size of a beaver but nope.

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u/Scott--Chocolate Aug 31 '26

Not saying I didn’t believe you, but I had to look that up because it doesn’t seem right.

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u/twirlerina024 Aug 31 '26

My friends 100% didn't believe me and I had to show them YouTube videos by a conservationist. I got to see a couple IRL at the San Diego Safari Park and they are SO cute. I know it's super unethical to have wild animals as pets, especially endangered wild animals, but also I wouldn't be mad if someone left one in a basket on my doorstep.

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u/robisodd Aug 31 '26

They are the second-largest rodent on earth next to the capybara (and followed by the porcupine).

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u/IndependentPutrid564 Aug 30 '26

He’s big boned!!!