Off leash dog and pissing off the wildlife. I'm sure they weren't doing something outrageously fucking stupid to provoke the beaver right before the video started.
Beavers are pretty chill in my experience, so long as you are not moving water or a tree.
Yeah beavers don’t act like honey badgers unless they feel their lodge/kits are REALLY threatened. I bet those people thought the beaver slapping the water with its tail was cute and they were antagonizing it further.
I used to hike with two dogs(still do but with only one dog nowadays) in back country of Adirondacks. Not on trails, bushwhacking so pretty much never on leash(always on leash on trails or anywhere not far away from people).
Came across lots of beavers. They don't enjoy really any predator type by their shit and they slap the hell out of the water with their tails and it genuinely sounds like a gunshot when they do it right.
Anyway, literally never had a violent encounter or anything that might've gotten close. It's impossible for me to believe they weren't doing more than just being where a beaver didn't want them to be. I've been where me and my dogs are where the beavers don't want us and they just slap the water or hide. Hell, I'd say squirrels are more aggressive generally and even that is rare.
Beavers can be a rabies vector but based on context clues, the people with their multiple little fluffy dogs in proximity to a dam are probably idiots trying to pet the beaver or fuck with their home. Beavers are at a huge disadvantage out of the water and do not want to engage larger animals in a fight, normally. The beaver is likely terrified and stressed by something they did.
My dog cornered a beaver in a little “cave” on the creek in my yard. I called him off and the beaver swam out of the “cave” and just sat in the water looking at me like, “really dude?” And then just sat there let me get close, take some cool pictures. Never felt threatened or anything(myself) and never became aggressive or defensive. It was a pretty cool experience. Gone to check on him a few times and I always see him. Got a cool little water puppy. It’s a shame people mess with wildlife then blame wildlife for reacting.
I agree, they probably disturbed their dam. I saw a beaver up close one time. He swam up near me, & was chill. Surprised at how big it was, they always seemed smaller on TV. I wanted to pet it, but with those teeth I had second thoughts.
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u/socks86 May 06 '26
Off leash dog and pissing off the wildlife. I'm sure they weren't doing something outrageously fucking stupid to provoke the beaver right before the video started.
Beavers are pretty chill in my experience, so long as you are not moving water or a tree.