Beavers: the Nestlé of the animal world.
From what i remember, it has to do with the noise of flowing water. Bevers find the sound annoying and will cover it until it stops.
I remember a study where they played river noises from a speaker and the bevers covered the speakers with sticks – even in the absence of any water.
I’m not sure if this means that they are annoyed or if they use it as an indicator that there is something to do.
Should be simple enough: check their cortisol levels in the presence and absence of various water stimuli.
Can’t you just play the sound of running water and trigger their instinct? I feel like I read that sometime in the last few years.
Did you possibly read it in the comment immediately above yours which was posted 1 minute prior to yours, and then attribute it to an ancient memory?
My mom once told me “if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all” so I’m going to end my comment right here.
Actually, I don’t even know that you have to do that much I’ve seen videos of beavers in captivity seemingly trying to build a dam on dry land
I wonder if there’s some kind of near-surface pipes they might hear water running through.
Behold wonders of the Beaver Deceiver!
