Beavers have been reintroduced to the UK, and are being watched closely by scientists, resulting in the discovery that they fart too.
While doing its nightly duties, one of two new beavers in the UK came across a trail cam. Here, it climbed out of the water and started digging about. It was unclear what it was planning until the unexpected happened.
Thinking it had a little time to itself, the beaver let out a fart, not knowing it was on camera. The scientists spared it no dignity and had a good old chuckle at the dam builders’ expense. All that wood it had been munching on obviously didn’t agree with it.
After it had released some pent-up gas, the beaver returned to the nearby stream and went about its business. It’s not so easy to sink when you’re full of air. I am sure the beaver felt much better after letting a little fart slip.
The beaver breaking wind gave the team a good giggle in the office and has continued to do so ever since,” Lauren Jasper, beaver officer at Cornwall Wildlife Trust, told BBC’s Discover Wildlife.
Beavers Bringing More Than Just Their Gas To UK Countryside
Beavers, it appears, build more than just dams in ecosystems. When they move into an area, the zone flourishes. The reintroduction of two beavers to Cornwall in South East England has sparked huge growth.
The beavers, along with dropping the odd fart, have made massive improvement to the area since their introduction in 2017. In only a few short years, they have built 8 new dams. These have resulted in new ponds, which are now home to double the number of brown trout, 11 species of bats, 10 new species of birds, 17 species of dragonflies, three species of mammals, three new streams, and 1,790 new square meters (1,927 square feet) of water surface.
That is a phenomenal job by the damn building couple. Such small, smelly guys can really revolutionise a place. Getting farted on here and there is a small price to pay for such a wonderful development of a natural area.