Monk of the Woods

DonRicklinDonRicklin Registered Users Posts: 5,551 Major grins
edited March 23, 2008 in Other Cool Shots
An interesting Beaver chew!

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  • darkdragondarkdragon Registered Users Posts: 1,051 Major grins
    edited March 21, 2008
    LRmvcDonR wrote:
    An interesting Beaver chew!
    That really is an interesting beaver sculpture.
    I would like to see it larger though.
    ~ Lisa
  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited March 23, 2008
    LRmvcDonR wrote:
    An interesting Beaver chew!

    Don


    How long does it take a Beaver to cut down a tree that size?
    I saw a couple of dams they had built up in Canada last year with Ann.

    When they cut those trees down is it possible for them to re-grow?
    or is the tree killed once the Beaver takes it down?

    Thanks for sharing Don thumb.gif .... Skippy :D
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  • DonRicklinDonRicklin Registered Users Posts: 5,551 Major grins
    edited March 23, 2008
    darkdragon wrote:
    That really is an interesting beaver sculpture.
    I would like to see it larger though.
    There you go darkdragon.

    Skippy, yes it kills the tree, just like any othe lumberjack does when they cut one down. Larger trees like this they appear to chew down in stages sometimes. This was rather fresh at the time, as witnessed by the color.

    More often I see tress stumps that have been long ago gnawed and are gray.

    This is one of my favorite types of images to take, seeing things in other stuff.

    I have more in my Fun Stuff Gallery and my Facade Stories at my SmugMug Galleries.

    :D

    Don
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  • black mambablack mamba Registered Users Posts: 8,323 Major grins
    edited March 23, 2008
    I'm still amazed that these guys can eat through wood like that....young soft trees or not. Are there any beavers that grow to an old age? They must lose their teeth at a fairly young age.
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  • DonRicklinDonRicklin Registered Users Posts: 5,551 Major grins
    edited March 23, 2008
    I tried to look this up, beaver teeth, but didn't find much. I think Beavers are one of those animals whose teeth keep growing. I think this is the case with rodents and ruminents, but I am No expert!.

    I'll try to remember to ask at work.

    Don
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