Beaver kills man
No, this is NOT a s*xual joke.
While you are welcomed to joke, if you like,
seriously, this is a sad news report.
In Belarus (east of Poland & south of Lithuania) a fisherman was killed by an aggressive beaver.
This kind of beaver;
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It was reported that the man moved closer to take the beaver's photo
and the beaver charged him and bit him in the leg.
The bite severed an artery in the man's leg
and the man's friends were unable to stop the bleeding,
which led to the man's death.
click here for story
Beavers have large sharp very strong teeth.
Remember, they can eventually chew through large tree trunks.
A leg is mostly soft tissue and nothing compared to a mighty oak.
Last year 2 young girls were mauled by a rabid beaver while swimming in Virginia, USA.
click here for that story
I have photographed beavers.
Thankfully, I've never been attacked.
This may be partly because I approach wildlife slowly & cautiously
and because I have large telephoto lenses,
so I don't need to be close enough to enable an attack.
Regardless, may this story serve as a reminder to us all,
that wildlife can be somewhat unpredictable and dangerous.
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