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26.3 - Nature's Builders, Beavers!

Mojang just announced the Dappled Forest and beavers NEED to be in this update

So Minecraft Live dropped today and we’re getting a brand new autumnal woodland biome based off the forests of Michigan. There is a healthy beaver population in Michigan.

People don't realise that before European settlers arrived, beavers numbered in the hundreds of millions across North America. Their dams and ponds literally shaped the hydrology of an entire continent. Wetlands, meadows, river systems, etc. beavers created all of it. They didn’t just live in the landscape, they are natures BUILDERS.

That is the most Minecraft animal that has ever existed.

They are ecosystem engineers. They chop trees, redirect rivers, flood land, and create entirely new habitats for dozens of other species. Otters, fish, frogs all depend on what beavers build.

Minecraft is a game about reshaping the world. Beavers are that.

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    Fantastic idea! (Yes, I'm the one who posted this)

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    Love this idea!!

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    I can see a lot of possibility for this addition, like beaver damns and tree felling

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    "That is the most Minecraft animal that has ever existed" I love this! 

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    Will need a lot of coding though for river structures

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    Love this! They could also stripe trees.

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    This is so peak!

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    YES please this would be a great addition, plus maybe natural rivers flowing through the biome would make it so pretty