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04/12/2013 03:41:47 PM · #26 |
Originally posted by hahn23:
I can only speak about the American Beaver. They do not attack when sighting a human. |
I personally know someone who was attacked without provocation by an American Beaver in Pennsylvania. |
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04/12/2013 03:48:38 PM · #27 |
I have personally been provoked by many a beaver too.
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04/12/2013 03:53:08 PM · #28 |
Originally posted by DrAchoo:
Beaver fever! |
Sounds like an adult themed film. |
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04/12/2013 03:54:37 PM · #29 |
| I can't say the one that attacked me wasn't provoked, first of all by my dog, then by me as well.. Of course, since the rancher had it out for this particular beaver, I suppose it worked out to be a good thing, but still, quite a surprisingly ferocious creature when provoked. Probably also quite scary when rabid - haven't seen that one yet though. |
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04/12/2013 03:56:49 PM · #30 |
Originally posted by hahn23:
Originally posted by Spork99:
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Cases are rare, but they can and have happened....
Maybe all of those are made up by the media too. |
All rabies related, aren't they? That's really the only explanation of the deviation from normal behavior. Hey, your pet ferret could contract rabies and attack people.
Beavers in Colorado are culpable for one scary thing. They are a carrier of Giardia. Don't drink the wilderness water. |
Maybe, but beavers aren't domestic pets.
Don't drink the wilderness water without treating it. |
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04/12/2013 04:15:08 PM · #31 |
Originally posted by scalvert:
Originally posted by hahn23:
I can only speak about the American Beaver. They do not attack when sighting a human. |
I personally know someone who was attacked without provocation by an American Beaver in Pennsylvania. |
How could you be sure it wasn't a vacationing Canadian Beaver?
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04/12/2013 04:25:34 PM · #32 |
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04/12/2013 04:35:10 PM · #33 |
Originally posted by Strikeslip:
Originally posted by scalvert:
Originally posted by hahn23:
I can only speak about the American Beaver. They do not attack when sighting a human. |
I personally know someone who was attacked without provocation by an American Beaver in Pennsylvania. |
How could you be sure it wasn't a vacationing Canadian Beaver? |
ALL American Beavers are Castor canadensis. It was probably Canadian born... in Pennsylvania on a permanent Green Card. I think we can blame the French-Canadian trappers for nearly trapping beavers to near extinction in the previous centuries. Watching that video, who can blame the modern day beaver for extracting revenge for many generations of abuse. ;-) |
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04/12/2013 10:11:53 PM · #34 |
Originally posted by hahn23:
Originally posted by Strikeslip:
Originally posted by scalvert:
Originally posted by hahn23:
I can only speak about the American Beaver. They do not attack when sighting a human. |
I personally know someone who was attacked without provocation by an American Beaver in Pennsylvania. |
How could you be sure it wasn't a vacationing Canadian Beaver? |
ALL American Beavers are Castor canadensis. It was probably Canadian born... in Pennsylvania on a permanent Green Card. I think we can blame the French-Canadian trappers for nearly trapping beavers to near extinction in the previous centuries. Watching that video, who can blame the modern day beaver for extracting revenge for many generations of abuse. ;-) |
I don't know... I don't believe that it's a video from the 1830s, and his accent doesn't sound very French Canadian!
I think it's all a hoax! It's really otters in disguise. There were no French Canadian Trappers -- they were the Vikings in disguise.
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04/12/2013 10:57:45 PM · #35 |
| man...beavers, thighs, blood, death & French Canadian's, sounds like a great start to horror porn of sorts. |
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04/12/2013 11:24:50 PM · #36 |
| Moral of the story? ALWAYS have the subject sign the model release BEFORE trying to take the picture. Not everyone reacts badly to this, but those who do... |
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04/13/2013 07:02:32 PM · #37 |
Originally posted by DrAchoo:
Beaver fever! |
I suffered from that I think!
Ray |
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04/13/2013 07:35:01 PM · #38 |
| When photographing Beavers always wear protection! |
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04/13/2013 08:03:10 PM · #39 |
Originally posted by vawendy:
whoa.... they're fast!
Who would have expected that?? |
I had the same reaction to seeing a turtle chomp through an inch thick stick one time. I was shocked, though in retrospect it makes sense since they grab fish in the water to eat. |
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04/13/2013 08:20:07 PM · #40 |
Originally posted by alohadave:
... a turtle chomp through an inch thick stick ... |
That would be a Snapper.
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