Dam hard work

The mammals use trees, mud and stone to make a type of moat where they can use their swimming skills to evade any predators.

The families live in lodges on the dams and spend their days adding to and repairing the incredible structures.


The dam was spotted by experts monitoring the size and spread of the beaver dams in North America.

It is located on the southern edge of Wood Buffalo National Park in Northern Alberta, Canada.

While beaver dams are often found to be around 1,500ft in length, this one has surprised biologists because of its length.

It is thought that several beaver families joined forces to create the massive dam that contains thousands of trees and must have taken many months to complete.

The dams are an important part of the ecology and wider environment and climate change can be judged by the spread of the dams.

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torchthebitch said:

Biggest beaver dam can be seen from space.

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This woodland construction is the world's biggest beaver dam, which at 2,790ft is more than twice the length of the Hoover dam and can be seen from space.

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hobbit. said:

the best beaver dam is the Tampax ultra.

are you sure that image isn't australia upside down?

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torchthebitch said:

Biggest beaver dam can be seen from space.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_j7nAU9sOTnM/SAknpBYckQI/AAAAAAAABKI/Dz8eDNsodQg/s400/longest-dam-GE-li.jpg



http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/wor...iggest-beaver-dam-can-be-seen-from-space.html

Not that that is a big surprise in the age of Google Earth

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Colonel Hogan said:

*yawn*

The license plate on your car can be seen from space. It all depends on who's looking.

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torchthebitch said:

Biggest beaver dam can be seen from space.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_j7nAU9sOTnM/SAknpBYckQI/AAAAAAAABKI/Dz8eDNsodQg/s400/longest-dam-GE-li.jpg



http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/wor...iggest-beaver-dam-can-be-seen-from-space.html

Not that that is a big surprise in the age of Google Earth

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Colonel Hogan said:

*yawn*

The license plate on your car can be seen from space. It all depends on who's looking.

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KRCummings said:

I was just about to say something like this. Being "seen from space" doesn't really mean much these days. I can see spot where we burn wood and brush in my backyard from space. It's kind neat really. Looks like a meteor hit the ground.

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