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Beaver Dam Visible From Space

Posted by samzenpus on from the dam-big-job dept.

ygslash writes "The Hoover Dam no longer holds the title of the world's widest dam. Satellite photos of northern Alberta, Canada, show that several families of beavers have apparently joined forces to build a dam 850 meters wide, more than twice as wide as the Hoover Dam."

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  1. I for one by IMightB · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Welcome our new dam overlords!

  2. Obligitory post by shoehornjob · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I for one welcome our Canadian Beaver overlords (provided they bring whiskey of course). Seriously though the pic looks like a giant pile of beaver poo.

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