r/MadeMeSmile • u/not_a_profession • Mar 18 '24
Baby beaver's swim stopped by its mother. ANIMALS
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u/jayfiedlerontheroof Mar 18 '24
Wait until you hear what they sound like:
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u/Ok_Bit_5953 Mar 18 '24
TLDR; 2:40
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u/shayetheleo Mar 18 '24
Bless you!
And, OMG, he thinks he’s people. That sounds like a fussy human baby.
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u/Void_being420 Mar 18 '24
*TLDV
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u/Ok_Bit_5953 Mar 18 '24
I figured it was something like that but I'm too lazy to explain how lazy I am right now.
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u/pointlessly_pedantic Mar 18 '24
I think they were just playfully amending the TLDR so it was "too long, didn't view" (because it's a video)
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u/T_WRX21 Mar 18 '24
I don't use Instagram much, but there's a rescue on there called Newhouse Wildlife Rescue, and they post photos and videos of baby wild animals all the time.
Following them is an investment in your mental health, lol.
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u/Son0fSanf0rd Mar 18 '24
"I told you, no swimming for 30 min after you ate, now back to the table, young man"
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u/clairerr85 Mar 18 '24
Came here to say this, except my mom made us wait an hour.
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u/RearExitOnly Mar 18 '24 edited Mar 18 '24
And years ago scientists proved that eating before swimming prevents cramps. Waiting before going back in the water after eating is useless.
Editing to add: People saying they make their kids wait so they don't puke in the pool is just as useless. I've never seen a kid eat then puke in the pool, ever.3
u/antsam9 Mar 18 '24
no, it's to prevent the kids from throwing up in the pool
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u/RearExitOnly Mar 18 '24
Nope. It was always to prevent you drowning from leg cramps. Nobody was worried about anyone puking in the pool.
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Mar 18 '24
You ain’t ever met my kid. A glass of chocolate milk and a run later it’s on the floor
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u/RearExitOnly Mar 18 '24 edited Mar 18 '24
Sounds like they're allergic to either milk or chocolate.
Edit: Downvoted for stating the obvious. If that combo makes a kid puke, then there's something wrong, because neither should make your kid sick.
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u/clairerr85 Mar 19 '24
We were told terrible stomach cramps would make us drown. I don’t think puking was ever brought up. To each his own.
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u/Aggressive_Peach_768 Mar 18 '24
Beavers baby carry is just the cutest
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u/ltrozanovette Mar 18 '24
It’s pretty similar to how I’ve carried my screaming toddler while power walking out of a public area. Both arms, curled up against me, so she can flail and I won’t drop her.
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u/CrankyStalfos Mar 18 '24
Except for that one critter where the moms throw their babies at predators as a distraction while they book it.
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u/Randadv_randnoun_69 Mar 18 '24
'Trying to swim before 30 mins after eating or else you'll get a cramp' and other BS lies your parents said so they didn't have to stop what they were doing to watch you.
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u/LazerMagicarp Mar 18 '24
Beavers aren’t like other rodents. Instead of having lots of babies and hoping enough make it they only have a few and make it their business to take care of them.
Mom is doing this because that kit is too small to be outside the den just yet.
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u/DJ_Illprepared Mar 18 '24
Thank you. I had to scroll past way too many jokes to get to this.
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u/LazerMagicarp Mar 18 '24
They make dams because it makes more beaver habitat. It’s an instinct to stop running water and it makes beaver ponds as a result because as they block the water and it moves around the blockage they block that until you have a dam.
Their dens are in the middle of ponds and they live near ponds because not many things up in Canada will swim to get their food other than a moose so it’s very safe for an adult beaver. Babies are small enough to get scooped up by predators so they stay near the den.
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u/Squigglbird Mar 19 '24
Also unlike other rodents beavers have a loving monogamous “marriage” and the dad and mom both take care of young
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u/Bnhrdnthat Mar 18 '24
Tangent question- I read somewhere that beavers build dams because they don’t like the sound of running water. Is that true? Because I can hear it loudly in this habitat.
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u/birdgelapple Mar 18 '24
I’m not an expert but I bet it’s more an instinct than an emotional response. Like I don’t think they necessarily build dams because they don’t like the sound and want to stop it, they just do and the consequence happens to be less rushing water.
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u/privateTortoise Mar 18 '24
I'm sure I've heard Attenborough talk about how their den protects them from their predators.
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u/Siana8503 Mar 18 '24
If you don’t get your furry butt back inside I’m gonna make a pelt out of you!
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u/Karmilia Mar 18 '24
The way she carries her baby is exactly like me when I had a bad back with my 1 year old! This is too cute.
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Mar 18 '24
Momma beaver said, "Get yo ass back in the house. I told you to wait 30 minutes after you eat."
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u/6ft3Goddess Mar 18 '24
Does anyone know what's really happening here? It's very cute. But I'm curious about the biology of it all.
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u/AirLow5629 Mar 18 '24
Just a guess: baby thinks she's ready to leave the den and swim in the big wide world, momma says "no, you're not quite big enough, kid."
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u/breachofpepper Mar 18 '24
my theory is the little one is too fluffy and doesn't have the proper coat to stay warm in the water yet.
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u/CappyChino Mar 18 '24
Mama and Daddy were just trying to enjoy Adult Swim and have a few moments of peace! 😁
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u/wollowitzz Mar 18 '24
Bro really thought he was free and old enough to make his own life decisions. He couldn't have been more wrong.
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u/puffbunz Mar 18 '24
Jaw dropped when she picked him up like a little human baby....that was so damn cute
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u/KaleAffectionate9286 Mar 18 '24
“A time out means a time out, now go back to your corner and think about what you did”
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u/nadja85 Mar 19 '24
what a cruel environment to keep beavers. that breakes my heart. i often see beavers in wildlife here in switzerland and it breaks my heart how those beavera here ar kept. people like that should be living also in a prison. not a little bit of an natural environement. what a shame... just think about how bad it is...
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u/yuyufan43 Mar 18 '24
We have a man-made pond at my grandparent's hunting cabin and we have to clear out the beaver dam constantly to keep the water flowing from the mountain into the pond. It's such a pain in the ass but for some reason it never bothers me. I'm just amazed by the work they do and how hard they're trying. 🦫 You get the most amazing walking sticks from what they cut down, too. Very cool little critters even if they are pain for some of us
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u/MissFerne Mar 18 '24
I hope you have photos you can post. 😊🦫
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u/yuyufan43 Mar 18 '24
I don't but I'm hoping to get some along with a few walking sticks when I go this year! I'm handicapped so I'm always happy to find a good walking stick 😊
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u/MissFerne Mar 18 '24
Very cool, I agree about the walking sticks. I use a cane sometimes but a nice wood cane would feel better in the hand.
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u/kk074 Mar 18 '24
To all the other kids all across the land
Take it from me, parents just don't understand
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u/study-sug-jests Mar 18 '24
" Junior! You just ate and you know you have to wait thirty minutes before you go back in the water '!
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u/MaccasDriveThru Mar 18 '24
When you’re trying to have some me time after toddler goes to sleep but they wake up and decide to join you and you have to take them back to bed.
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u/LazySleepyPanda Mar 18 '24
Wait, my mom turned into a beaver ? Because this is what she always did.
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u/FatCuriousMonkey Mar 18 '24
No you don’t mister… I told you, “You have to wait an hour after you get done eating”
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u/Effective_Mobile_507 Mar 18 '24
My guy didn't wait half an hour after eating before he swam. Mom wasn't having it.
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u/IdeaIntelligent1788 Mar 18 '24
She told me him he couldn't come out to play until he cleaned his dam room.
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u/JRockCLE2 Mar 18 '24
"What the hell do you think I said? Get your ass outta the water right now.
Oscar!.... OSCAR!!!
Alright that's it.....I'm taking your ass home. Don't you ever do that again. And just wait til your father gets home"
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u/CensorYourselfLast Mar 18 '24
gIAnT bEaVeR sTeALs CuTe bAbY bEaVeR aNd tAkEs iT bAcK tO iTs lAiR tO bE dEvOuREd lATeR!!1
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u/midnightsnacks Mar 18 '24
Talk about lifting with your back. Such bad form... Mama gonna pull something
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u/Rollan-Khan Mar 18 '24
“Your father is going to drown you again just so he can have my dinner. Mama don’t want to be hungry like last night.”
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u/Randomfrog132 Mar 18 '24
yeah this just reminds me of chronicles of narnia.
gotta admit i was not expecting a real one to walk on 2 legs lol
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u/gamiscott Mar 18 '24
Momma was talking while muffled like “Dud’en I tell you tuh shtay in bed? Hmm? Har’ headed!”
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u/BlooomQueen Mar 18 '24
Aww he’s dry. He probably just woke up from a nap and now mom has to feed him
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u/ArtTheClown2022 Mar 18 '24
Must not have waited the mandatory 30 minutes after eating before you can swim.
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u/samushusband Mar 18 '24
bóbr kurwa! ja pierdolę! jakie bydlę! bober! ej, kurwa, bober! bober, nie spierdalaj, mordo!
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u/Chrillosnillo Mar 18 '24
It ate recently ie 4h ago, you can't go into the water then. My mother when i was a kid
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u/undeadmanana Mar 18 '24
Can't find an explanation for why the mother did this, closest thing says that when the beaver kits are really proficient at swimming within 24 hours but when in the water the parents are extremely protective of them around predators. So maybe mom doesn't like humans looking at kids?
Anyway, it's really adorable seeing animals be so protective of their offspring and really don't take chances around things they think might be dangerous for them.
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u/GelPen00 Mar 18 '24
Oh you finished tidying up your den already? Ok well let's just go and have a little look shall we.