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Beaver Kills Man

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A fisherman in Belarus was bitten to death by a beaver, and all he was doing was trying to take its picture, Sky News reports. The man spotted the beaver while fishing with friends at Lake Shestakov, but as he approached to take a photograph, the beaver bit him on the thigh. The animal managed to sever an artery, and his friends couldn't stop the blood flow.

Sky News helpfully reminds us that beavers can, of course, bite through trees. Beaver attacks are rare, though, and when they do occur, rabid beavers are generally to blame (as in the 2012 attack in upstate New York). But just this week, a video was posted on YouTube showing a beaver going after a Russian man, reports the Telegraph, and two girls were seriously injured after being mauled by a beaver in Virginia last year.

In similar news with a happier ending, the AFP reports that a Komodo dragon "sunk its teeth into" an 83-year-old Indonesian woman on Tuesday -- but she was able to fend it off.

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http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/04/11/newser-beaver-kills-man/2074145/?kjnd=6FG%2B4IPXcr5yGQ1UZIfFQAzFl%2FAtQwEwxpai5IxyRKQeNDWOTeX84kpQ5JdF1IYE-e12bc00c-5f48-40ef-bbdd-ff59c2e76a5e_1D2RlFz8CD3L7Q3MGRo%2FB4lWBWmTXhtM5KZ3a%2B2SpfgE8pMhj2qFiwh01FsQEAPq

Submitted on 04/11/2013

Submitted by: Diva
Reference: USA Today April 11, 2013

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Just because a wild animal is small and cuddly looking doesn't mean it's not dangerous. Thanks, Diva!

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