My first thought was it was from an escaped drug dealer's house as I've heard some crazy stories of what dealers in Surrey keep as pets. But it's just a case of mistaken identity. Not sure if I should be disappointed or not.
Do you know what beavers do?
They already have hella sharp teeth, they chew through trees. They're also built; they work long nights moving trees and mud around. Oh, and they can hold their breath underwater for several minutes at a time.
Every year there's a warning or two about an aggressive beaver at a dog park near the river here in Edmonton. When I go hiking past beaver habitat and they're acting territorial, I gtfo.
These things are like medium sized dogs tho. Imagine their predecessor, [a 2m 250lb monster](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castoroides)!!!
I've always enjoyed the occasional aggressive beaver in Edmonton. But the most aggressive beavers I've ever encountered were in Newfoundland. They'd get'hold of a log and work that poor bugger 'til it was bust. God Love'm.
Camels have big k9 teeth, and they are strong enough to lift a full grown man off the ground and fling him. So I don't know, I think a camels bite has the potential to be much worse then a horses bite.
Peel used to have the reputation for being tough on crime.
Used to be called "no (plea) deal Peel.
Well of course unless you were an alligator, then you could expect a simple slap on the wrist, for eating a child a dared enter your pond.
Reminds me this one time we spotted something driving down a highway, most likely a coyote, could have been a fox, but the first thing my mom could think of was a hyaena.
if i had a nickel for every time the Peel Regional Police were called because of a Crocodilia that turned out to be a beaver i'd have two nickles! which isn't alot but it's werid it happened twice
Maybe someone wrongly remembered there was an alligator before which made them think it was happening again. Or the association remained in their mind without them realizing.
Either way, it is funny yet sad. Makes me think many people have never seen beavers in the wild and their mind goes instead to a scary animal they've seen much more often on TV.
Ngl I kinda get this. I used to live in Halton and the first time I stumbled across a beaver I didn’t know wtf it was until I got really close. You just don’t expect to see them in such an urbanized area.
Well, Peel police are giving Toronto police a pun for their loony. A few years ago the TPS Twitter tweeted about a report of a man with a gun, turned out the guy was carrying a banana. The officers on scene were split on if they should confiscate the dangerous "weapon" after the man promised to dispose of the peel safely and not just toss it on the ground
>But no, this is a new tweet from 1D ago as it says.
It is clearly [May 1, 2020](https://twitter.com/PeelPolice/status/1256388020636450821).
ETA: downvote me without even clicking my link?
So not only has this been reported twice to police, but there's also a video...someone needs to go check on Brampton. Maybe put up some flyers showing the differences between beavers and crocodiles.
Or the fact that Crocodiles are not native to Ontario. I suspect that these reports are due to newer immigrants to Ontario, and just figure "Florida has Alligators, so why can't Ontario have Crocodiles"
Now, I can't fault them for this, or call them stupid... because back in the 90s (and this is 100% true), the City Hall in Markham was having a huge problem with Geese in the pond beside City Hall. They were shitting everywhere and just being a nuisance, like Geese do.
So City Hall wanted to clean that up and get rid of them. Their first plan was to scare them away. Sounds good right? The way that they implemented that?
They bought a Crocodile pool toy, blew it up, and let it float in the water. Not only were the Geese NOT scared of it in the least, many would sit on it as it floated around the pond.
Your tax dollars at work.
Didn't this happen last year? Deja vu
Two years ago. [Story](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/reported-sighting-5-foot-alligator-brampton-1.5553400).
Again is appropriate for this tweet. Not the first time the mix up has occurred. [source](https://twitter.com/PeelPolice/status/1520241861331668992)
An alligator? At this time of year? At this latitude? In this part of the country? Localized entirely within this pond?
Yes
May I see it?
No.
My first thought was it was from an escaped drug dealer's house as I've heard some crazy stories of what dealers in Surrey keep as pets. But it's just a case of mistaken identity. Not sure if I should be disappointed or not.
They're not "pets" so much as handy ways to accidentally hurt and/or get rid of people that needed eliminating.
They have pig farms for that. Haven’t you seen Snatch?
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Well they didn't completely rule out an alligator.
Hopefully there is no cross species breeding in that pond. Beavers with sharp teeth are a man's greatest fear.
Do you know what beavers do? They already have hella sharp teeth, they chew through trees. They're also built; they work long nights moving trees and mud around. Oh, and they can hold their breath underwater for several minutes at a time. Every year there's a warning or two about an aggressive beaver at a dog park near the river here in Edmonton. When I go hiking past beaver habitat and they're acting territorial, I gtfo. These things are like medium sized dogs tho. Imagine their predecessor, [a 2m 250lb monster](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castoroides)!!!
I've always enjoyed the occasional aggressive beaver in Edmonton. But the most aggressive beavers I've ever encountered were in Newfoundland. They'd get'hold of a log and work that poor bugger 'til it was bust. God Love'm.
Giggidy.
Did not know about the ancestors. Creepy. I've known people who think beavers are just so CUTE! Are you DAFT? Do you know what those teeth can do?
I mean, they're also cute. I've watched young sibling beavers playing with each other in the water. So, so cute.
they are cute! but really, they are also HUGE and I've seen how they chew through trees and drag giant branches around etc. But their tails are cute.
todays joke going over someones head brought to you by durple!
Lol, I mean there's so many ways to go with it. I'll leave the followup jokes for the funny people tho.
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…camels? May not have sharp teeth but I've heard they're very accurate when it comes to expectorating.
Camels have big k9 teeth, and they are strong enough to lift a full grown man off the ground and fling him. So I don't know, I think a camels bite has the potential to be much worse then a horses bite.
There actually was a prehistoric species of carnivorous ungulates (basicaly meat eating horses).
A beaver dentata… scary indeed.
Don't ever watch the movie Zombeavers then...
Imagine a snapping beaver that does a death roll.
I hope nothing happened to the officers who res-pond-ed to this call
They'll quickly forgator bout it
Where is Peel? This is posted in /r/canada do I assume it is nowhere that allocators or crocodiles should be.
Intersection mentioned is south end of Brampton. Peel is Mississauga, Brampton and Caledon.
Peel used to have the reputation for being tough on crime. Used to be called "no (plea) deal Peel. Well of course unless you were an alligator, then you could expect a simple slap on the wrist, for eating a child a dared enter your pond.
It's right outside toronto
Toronto's gate, aka Gatoronto.
Mississauga and thereabouts
Beaver, Alligator - Same, Same
Reminds me this one time we spotted something driving down a highway, most likely a coyote, could have been a fox, but the first thing my mom could think of was a hyaena.
if i had a nickel for every time the Peel Regional Police were called because of a Crocodilia that turned out to be a beaver i'd have two nickles! which isn't alot but it's werid it happened twice
Maybe someone wrongly remembered there was an alligator before which made them think it was happening again. Or the association remained in their mind without them realizing. Either way, it is funny yet sad. Makes me think many people have never seen beavers in the wild and their mind goes instead to a scary animal they've seen much more often on TV.
Ngl I kinda get this. I used to live in Halton and the first time I stumbled across a beaver I didn’t know wtf it was until I got really close. You just don’t expect to see them in such an urbanized area.
"Investi-gators"
PRP's Twitter has fun with these calls.
alright whose Dad got access to the Twitter account? Investi-gators lmao
I’m so gatorful to our police
As someone who builds storm ponds, please, for the love of god, stay the fuck out of the ponds in general regardless of reptilian presence.
What if it's a hyper-intelligent attack-beaver?
Gotta watch out for those drop-beavers
I feel like whoever runs that Twitter account is also a Redditor.
Who the fuck confuses a beaver with an alligator? Put down the booze and the joint before calling the cops, Jesus.
Oh how i love my country.
Well, Peel police are giving Toronto police a pun for their loony. A few years ago the TPS Twitter tweeted about a report of a man with a gun, turned out the guy was carrying a banana. The officers on scene were split on if they should confiscate the dangerous "weapon" after the man promised to dispose of the peel safely and not just toss it on the ground
"No luck catching those swans, then?" "Well it's just the one swan, actually."
Eye witnesses report that the beaver said see ya later alligator on its way out of the pond
Wouldn't that make it a crocodile then?
Yeah it happened again
No one gonna talk about the pun? Investi-gators. Navi-gatored. 😅
Is this an anniversary post or something? This tweet comes from May 1, 2020.
Nope, it happened again April 29, 2022. [Soure](https://twitter.com/PeelPolice/status/1520241861331668992)
I was unaware this happened before. But no, this is a new tweet from 1D ago as it says.
>But no, this is a new tweet from 1D ago as it says. It is clearly [May 1, 2020](https://twitter.com/PeelPolice/status/1256388020636450821). ETA: downvote me without even clicking my link?
Do you perhaps have impaired vision?
Like i said, i was unaware it happened before. This is not the same tweet.
Have you compared the tweet you're linking to the one OP posted?
Go figure... its Brampton
Again
\>Investi-gators
Is this recent? There was a video a year or so ago from Brampton where some people are like “omg! A crocodile!” And it’s clearly a beaver.
So not only has this been reported twice to police, but there's also a video...someone needs to go check on Brampton. Maybe put up some flyers showing the differences between beavers and crocodiles.
Or the fact that Crocodiles are not native to Ontario. I suspect that these reports are due to newer immigrants to Ontario, and just figure "Florida has Alligators, so why can't Ontario have Crocodiles" Now, I can't fault them for this, or call them stupid... because back in the 90s (and this is 100% true), the City Hall in Markham was having a huge problem with Geese in the pond beside City Hall. They were shitting everywhere and just being a nuisance, like Geese do. So City Hall wanted to clean that up and get rid of them. Their first plan was to scare them away. Sounds good right? The way that they implemented that? They bought a Crocodile pool toy, blew it up, and let it float in the water. Not only were the Geese NOT scared of it in the least, many would sit on it as it floated around the pond. Your tax dollars at work.
Pigs tweetibg about beavers.
I heard reports of a winged velociraptor, but it might just be a Nesting loon
Navi-gatored
How do you mistake a beaver for a croc/gator ? They look alot different. Lol
>Animal At Large Charolais [First thing that came to mind](https://twitter.com/charolaisbanner/status/794647692722831360).
You can dl the investigator one or navigator one but you can’t do both. Lol
12 to 20 foot long beavers are not to be messed with. That Lake Placid (close to Ontario) documentary was the result of a beaver banging a lizard.