somebody has to do it!
somebody has to do it!
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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.
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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.
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Should be simple enough: check their cortisol levels in the presence and absence of various water stimuli.
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Has anybody thought to just ask them?
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See, sometimes the best scientist needs to ask the simplest questions no one thought to ask.
Here is your Nobel Prize
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Stick to the facts and don't get too deep into the woods. Good ideas will always float to the surface.
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The problem is it's often hard to see the forest for the trees.
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Too busy, those beavers.
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You say this like drawing blood from wild beavers is a trivial task!
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Super fair point, I'm projecting human emotions onto the beavers & don't actually know how they feel about the sound of running water lol
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It can be both.
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