alt Hacker NewsMaryland Closes More of Cunningham Falls State Park After Second Beaver Attack
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peri-cl • today at 9:32 PM
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delichon • today at 9:46 PM
> The injured fisherman in today’s attack, a 19-year-old male, appeared to have sustained a bite to the ankle and transported himself
A disease that propagates itself by making animals want to bite other animals. I suppose rabies is the base phenomenon behind the zombie meme. It's also a good description of a large fraction of social media posts.
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adzm • today at 9:32 PM
Confirmed rabies positive by the way.
lithocarpus • today at 9:27 PM
"Beaver attacks on people are rare and are thought to primarily involve rabid animals" - the article
tomcam • today at 9:18 PM
"Beaver Attack" was not on my 2026 Hacker News headline bingo card
profsummergig • today at 10:02 PM
The heat is driving me crazy too.
This must be payback for us harvesting their delicious anal glands all those years ago.
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