Large round bodies, webbed back feet, brown fur, hand-like front feet, and flat scaly tails. Can you guess what animal this is?
If you guessed beaver, you guessed right.
Beavers are intelligent animals, but this particular young one will amaze you with how she can tell the difference between objects.
Meet Nibi, the stubborn baby beaver.
Nibi was only about a week old when she was seen walking on a very busy road by someone. The person alerted the rescuers about her, and they immediately took action.
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The Newhouse Wildlife Rescue took Nibi in their care and decided to reunite her with other beavers as soon as possible.
Newhouse Wildlife Rescue team is composed of Jane Newhouse and her staff who have dedicated themselves to protecting and taking care of local wildlife in their area.
After a few days, they tried to find Nibi’s family.
Sadly, the search was futile.
Nibi was brought to a nearby beaver dam but no other beavers showed up, despite Nibi’s cry for family.
What a heartbreaking scene to witness.
The team decided to take her in, and she has been with them for almost a year already. Ever since then, Nibi has been sharpening her skills, and Jane has noticed how smart she is.
Nibi knows how to play, but she also has a different character when she’s in “work mode”.
She likes playing with balls, but she is also very particular with the sticks that she uses when working.
Nibi keeps toys and sticks separated.
If they’re all in one pile together, she will quickly get down to the business of separating them again.
In other words, Nibi doesn’t mix business with pleasure.
She is an intelligent engineer.
Beavers are known for their ability to build dams. These creatures are uncoordinated when inland, but they have amazing skills when they are in the water.
This specific behavior is integrated into them by nature, which is why they are very important for wetland ecosystems.
She’s never seen another beaver build.
Nibi had never seen any beaver build a dam, and yet she knew how to do it as if it was simply born into her.
Her uncanny recognition of and preference for objects makes it difficult for her to adapt easily to change.
Nibi’s preference toward particular things does not help her to have a smooth transition when things are suddenly modified.
However, this has made her even more skilled at building dams. She has developed a specific way of putting the sticks together.
Nibi won’t be with Newhouse forever.
Jane and the rest of the team plan to release Nibi into the wild when she comes at the right age.
They believe that Nibi will be able to survive in the wild with all the abilities that she has now.
The problem is people.
They are worried that Nibi is too attached to people, given that she grew up in a rehabilitation area.
The Newhouse Wildlife Rescue team does their best to keep an emotional distance to teach her to distrust people.
We can’t wait to see Nibi thrive in her real habitat.
See Nibi go from being a bottle-fed baby to building her own dams in the video below!
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