Maryland Closes More of Cunningham Falls State Park After Second Beaver Attack

bogzz•43 minutes ago

This must be payback for us harvesting their delicious anal glands all those years ago.

https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2014/03/26/293406191/do...

fwipsy•8 minutes ago

Well ackshually...

> Beaver food flavoring doesn't actually come from the animal's anal gland but from another organ next to it, called the castor sac.

I still wouldn't try it, myself.

bogzz•4 minutes ago

The nuance takes some of the humor out of the notion of eating beaver ass, though. That weighty tail hides a delectable treat.

peri-cl•about 1 hour ago

https://web.archive.org/web/20260806195522/https://news.mary...

binaryturtle•about 1 hour ago

Thanks! The original link gave me a 403 only.

delichon•about 1 hour ago

> The injured fisherman in today’s attack, a 19-year-old male, appeared to have sustained a bite to the ankle and transported himself

A disease that propagates itself by making animals want to bite other animals. I suppose rabies is the base phenomenon behind the zombie meme. It's also a good description of a large fraction of social media posts.

senordevnyc•19 minutes ago

It's also a good description of a large fraction of social media posts.

Case in point.

Razengan•26 minutes ago

It's amazing how microorganisms, including that Cordyceps fungus, can "control" macro nervous systems so specifically..

adzm•about 1 hour ago

Confirmed rabies positive by the way.

lithocarpus•about 1 hour ago

"Beaver attacks on people are rare and are thought to primarily involve rabid animals" - the article

tomcam•about 1 hour ago

"Beaver Attack" was not on my 2026 Hacker News headline bingo card

profsummergig•33 minutes ago

The heat is driving me crazy too.

Fricken•37 minutes ago

https://youtu.be/YTWqVk03eb0?si=3NW5xcGcqvY1etxM&t=427

walrus01•about 1 hour ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wynona%27s_Big_Brown_Beaver

Maryland Closes More of Cunningham Falls State Park After Second Beaver Attack

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