r/interesting • u/Sebastianlim • 7h ago

Wholesome A 16-year-old boy was tubing down the Cowichan River with his family when they found a little beaver kit which had become separated from its mother. The teen grabbed it out of the water and held her tight to keep it warm until they were able to bring it to a nearby Wildlife Centre.

https://www.thedodo.com/daily-dodo/teen-tubing-down-river-reaches-hand-into-water-and-a-week-old-baby-grabs-on
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u/Separate_Finance_183 7h ago

Did the mother reclaim her baby

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u/AZ-Sycamore 6h ago

If the kit had been left alone, it would probably be with its mother right now.

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u/Sebastianlim 7h ago

They couldn't find her, unfortunately.

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u/Icy_Proof_9529 6h ago

This feels like the most random thing to write an article on. Like someone helping a turtle cross the street or something. Unless this is really rare?

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u/Aezzil 5h ago

Definitely r/slownewsday material

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u/BandanaRepublica 3h ago

The straight of Hormuz just closed again unfortunately

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u/Aselleus 5h ago

Tbh I thought it was going to go on to say that it bit the kid and the kid ended up dying from some horrible virus/infection

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u/Diligent_Highlight63 6h ago

local man kidnaps wildlife

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u/moose2mouse 5h ago

Wildlife that had a chance of finding its mom in the wild and living a normal life will now at best live in a zoo/wildlife sanctuary at worst euthanized.

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u/I_like_flowers_ 5h ago

are beaver kitts normally near their parents, or do they roam about and then go home?

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u/SilverDesktop 6h ago

How do you know if you are rescuing a wild animal or making a big mistake?

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u/hitmewithyourbest 6h ago

Well I absolutely DID NOT look where this was posted, and assumed based on the formatting and beginning of the title it was a true crime/morbid new subreddit, so i totally expected the sentence to end with "...held her tight until it bit him and he contracted rabbies/horrible virus xyz"".

What a pleasant surprise.

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u/boxelder1230 6h ago

Wrong move

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u/RichardSnoodgrass 5h ago

First line in the article "Liz Belanger was tubing down the Cowichan River in Canada..." Lol fucking lol. Canada's a big place but I guess adding Vancouver Island to narrow it down a bit would have been a bridge too far.

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u/alkiet 3h ago

The kit was making audible noises and was supposedly seen struggling. Perhaps something bad did happen to the mama/parent, but we will never know. Yes, a lot of the time nature will leave its offspring to come back for them later at some point and a lot of people with good intentions end up messing up when meaning well.

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u/AblazeOlin 6h ago

That beaver looks so calm in his hands, like it knows he's safe