Matt Guziejka

the mercury from making beaver hats and they'd get the jitters and go crazy and they were called mad hatters.

the mercury from making beaver hats and they'd get the jitters and go crazy and they were called mad hatters.

Yes, they are. And you brought up the point of Beaverton. And the indigenous folks lived in Fano Creek area, if you know where Fano Creek is. That's that bottom left blue dot on the top satellite imagery, that's Fano Creek, and one of my study sites were there. And the indigenous word they used for that area, I can't pronounce it and I won't, I apologize, but that meant Beaver Dam.

Yes, they are. And you brought up the point of Beaverton. And the indigenous folks lived in Fano Creek area, if you know where Fano Creek is. That's that bottom left blue dot on the top satellite imagery, that's Fano Creek, and one of my study sites were there. And the indigenous word they used for that area, I can't pronounce it and I won't, I apologize, but that meant Beaver Dam.

So they called it Beaver Dam, that little town, and then that town got changed to Beaver Town and then to Beaverton. I believe that's the correct order. But some of the blue dots are just some major areas people are seeing beavers that are familiar to us in Portland.

So they called it Beaver Dam, that little town, and then that town got changed to Beaver Town and then to Beaverton. I believe that's the correct order. But some of the blue dots are just some major areas people are seeing beavers that are familiar to us in Portland.

But this little blue dot map on the right hand side, those are like all of the beaver sightings where beavers are being spotted and people are reporting those beaver sightings. So you're having these beavers in these really heavy metropolitan areas. You have them by the airport. You have them by Portland International Raceway. You have them downtown Portland on the waterfront. And it's crazy.

But this little blue dot map on the right hand side, those are like all of the beaver sightings where beavers are being spotted and people are reporting those beaver sightings. So you're having these beavers in these really heavy metropolitan areas. You have them by the airport. You have them by Portland International Raceway. You have them downtown Portland on the waterfront. And it's crazy.

They're downtown. You can be in a skyscraper, binoculars, and you could probably see a fucking beaver swimming around. It's just wild to think about them being in these urban settings because you don't think of them as something there. You see coyotes, deer.

They're downtown. You can be in a skyscraper, binoculars, and you could probably see a fucking beaver swimming around. It's just wild to think about them being in these urban settings because you don't think of them as something there. You see coyotes, deer.

You see these other urban adapted animals, which is called sin urbanization, which is the adaptation of animals living in urban spaces like robins, raccoons, rats, things like that. But the beavers you don't see, so you don't think about them, but they are definitely here, and they're not only in Portland. London, for the first time in 400 years, they had beaver kits, I believe, last year.

You see these other urban adapted animals, which is called sin urbanization, which is the adaptation of animals living in urban spaces like robins, raccoons, rats, things like that. But the beavers you don't see, so you don't think about them, but they are definitely here, and they're not only in Portland. London, for the first time in 400 years, they had beaver kits, I believe, last year.

Northern Italy, Venice, Toronto, New York has beavers. They're in Chicago. If you've heard of the recent one that was spotted in Chicago named after Iva Wells, Iva B. Wells, but Iva Beave Wells they called the beaver, yeah. But that's in, like, proper Chicago. You know, Rob, you would know, so you should go check it out. And what are they doing out there in the city?

Northern Italy, Venice, Toronto, New York has beavers. They're in Chicago. If you've heard of the recent one that was spotted in Chicago named after Iva Wells, Iva B. Wells, but Iva Beave Wells they called the beaver, yeah. But that's in, like, proper Chicago. You know, Rob, you would know, so you should go check it out. And what are they doing out there in the city?

Are they still building dams, or are they, like, confused? Yeah, so, you know, the interesting thing about beavers is not all of them build dams. Only about 10% build dams because... What the fuck?

Are they still building dams, or are they, like, confused? Yeah, so, you know, the interesting thing about beavers is not all of them build dams. Only about 10% build dams because... What the fuck?

90% of them aren't doing... What are they doing? They're chewing down trees. They're eating. They're fucking, you know... They're doing plenty of other things, but they build dams because They don't need to build a dam on a lake. It's deep. There's a large water body. They can live there. They'll build a hut, which is what they live in, or pardon me, a lodge. That's where they live.

90% of them aren't doing... What are they doing? They're chewing down trees. They're eating. They're fucking, you know... They're doing plenty of other things, but they build dams because They don't need to build a dam on a lake. It's deep. There's a large water body. They can live there. They'll build a hut, which is what they live in, or pardon me, a lodge. That's where they live.

They don't live in the dam. So when they're in these spaces that are safe and large, like a huge lake, they don't need to build a dam. It's when they get into these urban areas, especially is when they build more dams because they're on channelized streams. They're on narrow waterways. And what they want to do is they want to back that water up.

They don't live in the dam. So when they're in these spaces that are safe and large, like a huge lake, they don't need to build a dam. It's when they get into these urban areas, especially is when they build more dams because they're on channelized streams. They're on narrow waterways. And what they want to do is they want to back that water up.