Friday, August 21, 2020

On Wood And For Wood - Lincoln Park Zoo Comments

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A busy beaver I do be,
Here at home in Lincoln Park Zoo,
Swimming about my pond to see
What beaver stuff there is to do.
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Denis Mair 21 August 2020

A beaver gnaws wood because it instinctively wants to build a dam or lodge. A scientist did an experiment with beavers: he placed a loudspeaker in one corner of their cage, then placed sticks and clay on the other side of the cage. He played sounds of trickling water through the speaker. Before long the beavers had surrounded it with a wall-like structure of sticks.

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