In 1948, Idaho relocated 75 beavers by parachuting them

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An OLD re-Boing from I think my one and only green lit link.

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And what happened to the boxes and parachutes? Not exactly bio-degradable, I suspect.

But …Flying Beavers!!

Yaaay!

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In 1948 - looks like mostly wood and cotton cord for the crate, and silk for the parachute. So, yeah, pretty biodegradable. Crate may serve as an inflight snack…

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"Let the Beaves…

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DRRRRRRRROP!"

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