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[–] makeshiftreaper@lemmy.world 235 points 8 months ago (46 children)

Science actually figured this one out. Beavers raised in captivity when exposed to a speaker playing river noises will cover it up with as much stuff as possible to hide the noise. So it's the noise they have an issue with

[–] Seraph@kbin.social 7 points 8 months ago (7 children)

This is fascinating, but what's the evolutionary advantage of covering up the noise?

[–] BakerBagel@midwest.social 15 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Running water means you can block it off to create a reservoir. Evolution isn't about what makes sense, it's about what works, logic be damned.

[–] brutalist@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago
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