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Scotland Released 11 Beavers Into a Dead River -- What They Did With Mud and Sticks Was Insane (Original Post) catbyte Yesterday OP
Concrete engineers flummoxed. AI could never figure it out. bucolic_frolic Yesterday #1
I hate A.I. ShepKat Yesterday #2
That's too bad. It's an important story. catbyte Yesterday #3
Here are monthly project updates lostnfound Yesterday #4
I'm sure, if it can be believed as truth. ShepKat Yesterday #6
Well, one could always look in the primary scientific literature to examine the REAL case on which there is... NNadir 2 hrs ago #9
Great story! Nature workss Botany Yesterday #5
AI crap wildly exaggerating the story. intheflow Yesterday #7
where did the logs come from. that area has no forest at all. msongs 19 hrs ago #8

catbyte

(39,141 posts)
3. That's too bad. It's an important story.
Sat Mar 28, 2026, 06:39 AM
Yesterday

I don't like AI either, but the story was more compelling.

ShepKat

(533 posts)
6. I'm sure, if it can be believed as truth.
Sat Mar 28, 2026, 09:27 AM
Yesterday

If it's real- I'll have to look to see where else it's talked about to verify.
Fake Intelligence- can't trust it

I've also watched beavers do their thing for decades. Incredible animals

NNadir

(38,012 posts)
9. Well, one could always look in the primary scientific literature to examine the REAL case on which there is...
Sun Mar 29, 2026, 09:35 AM
2 hrs ago

...considerable discussion.

Google scholar gives over 5,000 scientific papers discussing the subject.

There are over 300 papers published since the beginning of 2025.

Here's one:

Cooper, R.J., Cabrales, S., Freeman, E. et al. Eurasian Beaver (Castor Fiber) Reintroduction: A Nutrient Mitigation Solution for Lowland Chalk Streams?. Wetlands 45, 10 (2025).

I'm not sure that the production of the video shared contains CGI or other techniques, but, that said, the post directed me to an environmental finding of which I was unaware.

One man's "crap" is another man's treasure. I appreciate the reference to the case, of which I was unaware, and learned something I would otherwise not know.

I appreciate the OP.

intheflow

(30,173 posts)
7. AI crap wildly exaggerating the story.
Sat Mar 28, 2026, 09:36 AM
Yesterday

Please read the article in post #4 and see the pictures therein. It was 2 beavers released to join an existing wild beaver group. Their work to restore ecosystems is true, so why add the AI crap?

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