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Discussion (14 Comments)Read Original on HackerNews

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•7 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•3 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•18 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•32 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