the scene of the crime
down by the river near my house
no one left any fingerprints
whodunnit?
official lineup of suspects down at the station
all trying to look quite innocent
who do you think it is?
—
‘and someone will say it was the dog.’
-Homer Simpson, the Simpsons
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Beavers have recently been reintroduced to waterways around Britain. I think it’s a wonderful idea.
Best wishes, Pete.
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yes, they are natural conservationists
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Beaver has to be the culprit.
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I think beaver, too.
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you’re a natural detective!
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¿whodunnit? The beaver dunnit! 🙌🏽 LMK
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<3 love it!
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Ah … down by the there many mysterious happenings, Beth …
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Beavers?
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perhaps -)
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The dog 😄
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homer knows
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Too funny! I think this is pretty darn artsy, too! 😉
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they know what they’re doing )
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Indeed! 😉😉😉
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Beavers at work, taking a break. :-)
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right nowhere to be found when I walked by
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But those dental records might give us a clue. :)
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very possible in this case
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Looks like beaver gnaws to me. In Oregon, that’s our state animal.
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good detective work, Jim and they get away with a lot because they are so cute
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I think it’s a raccoon trying to frame a beaver. Those little devils are awfully sneaky!
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you could very well be right, because they do wear a bandit’s mask and often get into trash trouble
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The mask alone brands them as criminals!
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like oj, they are ‘looking for the real suspect’
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Ha! Hope they catch him this time.
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Oh definitely crime scene…. :-)
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I would say so! )
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I suspect the culprit has the longest teefs!
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you might be right detective dale!
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I can sniff these things out… ;-)
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Ah, got to move to the dental impressions, I guess. :)
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good call !
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Cute!
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Not pictured in the lineup. Porcupine!
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Judging by the teeth marks, I’d say it was Bucky Beaver Ltd. The crew will be back to finish the job for sure.
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they are known for it -)
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So cute! Homer has a quote for everything :)
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he never fails us
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He really doesn’t :)
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Where I grew up in northern Sweden there were a lot of Beavers so this sight is very familiar to me.
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yes, the are natural environmentalists
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perhaps the tree was attempting to show off its svelte new figure after tarting its Jan1st diet?
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ah, that could be it!
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hahaha; enjoyed this one :)
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we shall see who it is …)
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It was those endangered Woodlawn roosters.
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I think we need to have a beaver police lineup. “Turn to the left, and let me see those pearly whites.”
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that might work !
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What a fun post! I was amazed how large the tree was in the photo. Beavers will tackle trees much larger than I’d realized.
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Animals commiting treeson!!!!!!!!!
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ha!
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Isn’t it also fascinating how beavers are featured heavily throughout history, and continue to change the world with each bite? There’s a lesson in humility there.
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yes, absolutely
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OMG what does that to a tree? I’ve never seen anything like it.
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it is not uncommon here in the states, but this was quite a big tree. it’s the beavers who do this, they are always rearranging the landscape around the water, and often are credited with being environmentallists, they build natural dams, though not always where people want them –
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Mr. Beaver is the guilty party.
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I suspect you are correct.)
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😀
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The bunny and the owl are not guilty.
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process of elimination approach -)
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Yes, just like Holmes.
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One of the most famous and best loved trees in the UK was competely cut down by vandals not long ago. They’ve never been caught.
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I saw that, how terrible and senseless
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I wouldn’t want to be standing near that tree if it gets a bit windy!
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or which side to stand on?)
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good point!
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I unequivocally point to the suspect on the right, the beaver. We have had the same “crime” committed along the river bank in my city.
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they are known for it, and tend to change the landscape in any way they choose
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Start to worry if you see bear scratchings!
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