The Builders: How Beavers Mend Our Planet

Terrestrials

WNYC

Education For Kids, Storytelling, Education, Educational, Terrestrials, Pets & Animals, Radiolab, Kids, Kids & Family, Stem, Nature, Podcast, Fun, Science, Family-friendly, Children, Animals

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🗓️ 18 September 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

A creature whose footprints produce and protect life.

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0:06.9	You're listening to Radio Lab.
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0:14.5	See?
0:14.9	Yep.
0:15.6	Three, two, one.
0:23.9	Imagine...
0:24.8	You wake up in the dark.
0:27.8	Your eyes dart around to see...
0:29.7	A little circle of blue shimmering light.
0:33.7	You waddle over on your webbed feet and realize it's water.
0:37.5	So you dive in, head first.
0:39.9	As you kick and glide, you grow fur.
0:42.7	Really thick fur.
0:44.1	And an extra set of eyelids.
0:46.3	That act like goggles under water.
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