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25120 No.207   [Reply]

Animals have to be smart to be able to do stupid things. Only intelligent animals can even come up with stupid things to do. That's why otters, raccoons, etc. are so funny, because they're intelligent. Stupid animals can only sleep, eat and do normal things which is why they're less funny. That's my theory at least. What do you think?

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>>207

>What do you think?

Agreed 100% The inquisitiveness of otters is what drives them into so many "stupid" situations, whereas simpler animals just don't have the same curiosity about the world. A fish, for instance, is going to live its simple fish life and not be overly curious about changes in their environment past how it immediately relates to their capacity to find food or be safe from predators. On the other hand, when an otter notices that his environment has changed somehow, he immediately jumps to investigating it, even if it doesn't at all impact his ability to hunt or stay safe. And this is why fish are otter fuel, and otters are not fish fuel.

>> No.3926  

^This! Otters are curious and thus mischievous. They live in complex habitats with a lot of varied food sources where they benefit from being curious. Sometimes I suppose their curiosty gets the best of them lol

>> No.4032  

>>3926
Curious :dance:
Mischievous :dance:
Piscivorous :dance:
Mischipiscicurivous :dance::dance::dance:

>> No.4065  

>>4032
Gotta add in voracious now

>> No.4066  

Mischipiscicurivororacious?

:dance::dance::dance::dance::dance::dance:



No.4058   [Reply]

Have you seen this really great picture of river otters? I found it on accident while looking up reviews of the lens it was taken with and it's one of my favorites https://www.flickr.com/photos/northcoastgreg/31855845021/ :feelsgood:

>> No.4059  

Really lovely photo! Thanks for sharing it.

Are you into photography?

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It's a very good picture. They look so smooth.



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170152 No.257   [Reply]

Otters are really smart. Let's post some otters being clever

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>> No.4053  

>>4052
Why would they want to? Civilizations are yucky. :hairynosed:

>> No.4054  

>>4053
not if they're good societies and civilisations

>> No.4055  

>>4054
And otters seem like they would make good civilizations

>> No.4056  

Otters have a good civilization

It's called otters

Already perfect the way it is:comfy:

>> No.4057  

>>4056
I can think one way way to improve it, though, with more otters
https://youtu.be/4De_rISpW0s?si=80l_1bqJ3rIBqsX5



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53414 No.1393   [Reply]
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>> No.4042  

Otters are usually very busy, it's good to see they also get some time to rest

>> No.4045  

>>4004
That depends on if it's in the water or on land,

In the water sea otters swim on there backs, so a sea otter on its stomach would be an upside down otter

But on land sea otters walk on their feet, so a sea otter on its back on land would be an upside down otter

An otter is an upside down otter if it would usually be the other way up in the given context

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>>4045
What about an otter doing a headstand?

>> No.4047  

>>4046
That's a spiral shaped otter, a category into itself

>> No.4048  

>>4047
Otters come in so many shapes, they are really quite amazing!



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741305 No.4038   [Reply]

Happy World Otter Day!!!:feelsgood::feelsgood::feelsgood:

>> No.4039  

Happy world otter day everyone! I just got off work and I ordered pizza, it's gonna be an ottery day. I hope it's a great one for you all :dance:

>> No.4040  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2v_piztkBGo



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187456 No.2510   [Reply]

Let's talk about the different shapes of otters' heads. Funny thing I noticed, otters (at least some species) tend to have some kind of ridge down the middle of their heads. Does anybody know why they have this?

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>> No.2518  

>>2516
Oh, that's still a nice theory though, and it does make sense. Maybe there's another explanation though.
You were studying to become a neurosurgeon? That's really cool, how's life been going since you dropped out? I hope you found your calling.

>> No.2519  

>>2518
I'm glad you think it's reasonable, it's the best explanation that I could come up with for why there'd be a ridge like that in that specific area. And technically, I wasn't studying to be a neurosurgeon, that's just the specialization that I was looking at before I dropped out of med school. But that's neither here nor there, I suppose. Life's been fine since then though, I'm looking at becoming a teacher of some sort, probably teaching English if I can do what I want.

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Other carnivores have the same thing going on, I noticed
Dogs have it too, bears have it, raccoons have it, cats maybe to a lesser extent.

>> No.2903  

>>2901
Now I'd really like to know what's going on. Maybe this is just how the frontal/parietal bone grows in carnivores?

>> No.4037  

Found an interesting article on otter intelligence here. It even gives a brief bit on the brain structure
https://inotterwords.com/2019/11/07/life-through-the-eyes-of-an-otter/



No.4035   [Reply]

whaddup!!! give me some good otter documentaries to watch! thanksieess

>> No.4036  

The ottercine thread was right there silly... :hiding:



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102857 No.139   [Reply]

Otters have the best hands. Post some otter hands.

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>> No.2825  

>>2824
This is us

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Turns out otts like our hands too

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Can you tell which species of otter hand made these prints?

>> No.4029  

>>3998
That's tough! It looks like it has fingers so maybe one of the aonyx?

>> No.4030  

>>4029
You're on the right track!
(Assuming that I'm remembering correctly, that is. It's been so long since I asked that I'm not longer 100% sure what the right answer is, :hiding:)



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1474949 No.154   [Reply]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

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>> No.1833  

Otters: Small heads, big mouths.

>> No.1839  

>>1833
Like many humans.

>> No.1840  

>>1833
The smaller the head, the bigger the mouth in proportion.

>> No.1877  

>>1833 This is why they can AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA so well.

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>>244

>fish inserted


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136270 No.233   [Reply]

Where did he get those weird stripes?

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>> No.3925  

Congo clawless otters got the fanciest makeup! They're not far away from being fit for a black metal band with those stripes :P

>> No.3982  

>>233
The stripes help them throw the football better. I thought this was common knowledge.

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>>3982
See, this otter doesn't have stripes, and so he's not as good at football

>> No.3997  

>>3988
But he IS trying!

>> No.3999  

>>3997
True! It is possible to overcome disadvantaged starting conditions with sufficient effort. Any otter who tries hard enough can achieve their dreams! Though I wonder the NFL would think about an otter player. As much as I wish it would be an air bud situation I'm sure they wouldn't be cool with it. A local team probably would be though, who wouldn't want an otter teammate?



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218482 No.3983   [Reply]
> Our results support the recognition of trans-Andean populations of L. longicaudis as a distinct otter species, which should be recognized as Lontra annectens.

number 14 :dance::dance::dance::dance::dance::dance::dance::dance::dance::dance::dance:

>> No.3984  

forgot the link https://academic.oup.com/jmammal/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/jmammal/gyae009/7631689?login=false

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>>3983
Holy crap, that's crazy! New otters still being discovered. Will humans ever really understand otts though?

>> No.3990  

Wow this is amazing! Soo cool new species are still being discovered, especially otters. Who know's what's next?



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87107 No.1634   [Reply]

In this thread we post our otter related propaganda and education material. Posters, banners, infographics, videos, etc.
Just made a simple poster which i think looks cool. Gonna post a few different versions.

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Elbow whiskers
Otters are amaaazing

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More otter info from Cardiff. This time it's about fur.

>> No.3989  

>>1638
Gonna need to update this in light of >>3983



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12411638 No.3943   [Reply]

Otters are cute, but how cute aren't otters in love? ^^

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I want to believe they're in love ^^

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54720 No.3498   [Reply]

Are there any more pics like this?

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>> No.3948  

I need Planet of the otts ASAP!

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otturobottros

>> No.3962  

>>3959 He finally caught it !?

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If I had a nickle for every time I saw an otter catch their tail...

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Lol found anotter one



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2609225 No.3949   [Reply]
>its real
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734860 No.3917   [Reply]

Hi, how a thread about otters doing things they aren't seeing doing much or is unusual for them? I'll start with an acrobatic climber

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Never skimp on UV protection!

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>> No.3941  

Lol sounds exactly like a normal D&D session alright!



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345270 No.1736   [Reply]

I like fish and otters like fish. What's your favourite fish? I enjoy herring.

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>> No.2401  

>>1985 I think stoats and weasels and such are more aggressive chicken chokers than otters are, but I'm sure otters can do it too if they need to

>> No.2507  

Eating fish is very unhealthy for the fish.

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>>2507
But fish are tasty!

>> No.2801  

>>2798
They wish they weren't, but they are.

>> No.3940  

I love salmon and mackerel, and I gotta agree that smoked fish is good fish!



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78042 No.3931   [Reply]

Come post @ Asukichan.world

>> No.3932  
>open link
>no otters
>close link


No.1930   [Reply]

We all have a story of how we started to love otters, right?
About three years ago I saw a pair of Asian small clawed otters getting fed at a local wldlife park, I didn't really know what otters were before that and certainly had never seen any (except in anime and a few pictures). As I saw them running around and squeaking, I already had a sense that this was the animal. Later I found out they're not only cute and funny, but actually endangered and very important for the ecosystem. So logically, I had to devote myself to this new love and become their active supporter.
What are you guys' stories? Have you had wondrous enlightening experiences? Or have you just always loved otters?

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>> No.3401  

I just wanna say it's so nice that we're all here and loving otters so much.

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>>3401
It really is great. Everyone here is just so great, and otters make everyone into a better person. I'm so happy that I'm here. Even if Otterchan isn't always the most active, it's the nicest and most ottery

>> No.3752  

>>3750
You're right, it absolutely is the nicest. I was thinking it could potentially be more ottery if actual otters were here, but who know, maybe some of you are otters! The rest of us would never even know

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>>3752
Shhhhhh

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Some sweet comments here ^^

I into otters as a kid after having a dream about the otters from Urchin of Mistmantle. I got curious about otters and it just snowballed from there. When I learned about their curiosity and intelligence I KNEW these were my favourite animals, and also they're stinkin' cute ^^



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52288 No.3899   [Reply]

Otters are not very sexually dimorphic at all. The males look almost identical to the females... apart from that. How can you tell if an otter is a boy or a girl by looking at it? I really want to acquire this skill.

>> No.3900  

By the way, do you also usually call otters "he" by default, until you know? I don't want to call them 'it'. Maybe they should be called otter.

>> No.3902  

I can't really tell the difference, but I struggle with the captcha so I'm not a good example :hiding:

I usually go with singular they when I don't know. I know some people don't like singular they, but "you" is also a plural pronoun that is used in singular form and I think if I insisted people use "thou", the singular version, they'd pop a gasket so it all seems kindof silly to me.

>> No.3927  

Yeah from my experience it's hard to tell between the genders, atleast for me. I suppose the females a bit smaller, but otherwise they seem pretty much the same. I think the males have a bit rougher facial features and broader muzzles, and while I like to believe I can see the difference I doubt I would pass any test! The more obvious clues are ofc the males having their scrotum and the females their teats. Also, female sea otters can sometimes be seen with a scratch on their nose after mating.



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54708 No.2014   [Reply]

They exist.

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>>2015
A brightest sunshine

>> No.3924  

Wow, albino otters are truly rare! I've seen lots of pics of rudder butts, but I can count on my hand the number of albino otter's I've encountered. I can only imagine how rare they are IRL then!



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189770 No.515   [Reply]

Post em

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>> No.3625  

What do they use them for?

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Mlem

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117231 No.155   [Reply]

Toonimals otter episode
http://englishbrb.adnstream.com/video/zxoLriTguC/08-The-Otter

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>tfw no colossal otter cryptids
>> No.3741  

>>3542 Is that a screenshot from the show? If so then oh my goodness it looks adorable!
I don't know off the top of my mind where to find it, but I've got a lot of sources I can check to find it. I'll report back within the next couple of days :love:

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It's from a game, but today I was watching my friend play Genshin and learned they added otters to the game recently! They're super cute.

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>>3755
I spied another game otter! It's just on a poster, but still :marine:

>> No.3918  

So neat to see otter in media, I just wish there were more of them!



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95768 No.3794   [Reply]

We work better together.

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Can-Otter Alliance

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>>3794
Car-Otter Alliance

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Ar-Otter Alliance

>> No.3912  

>>3911
did you make this yourself? It looks good



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452061 No.1293   [Reply]

Otters can stand up. ITT post pictures of otters standing up.

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>> No.3073  

>>3072
Yeah it's definitely up there. A towering performance that really rises to a high standard

>> No.3084  

>>3071
A firmly established otter and a pillar of his community

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>> No.3903  

>>3886
Since otters walk on all fours, would an otter doing curls be considered arm day or leg day?

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>>3903
Otters' forelimbs are sometimes legs and sometimes arms
In this picture he's using them as arms so I'd call it arm day



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