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I'm curious, how well do otters see at night? Do they have night vision so they can prowl in the dark?
And which otters are the most active at night?
I'm not sure, but I remember reading somewhere that they don't really use their eyes underwater, instead relying on their whiskers for sense. Which would suggest poorer eyesight in dark conditions, if true.
Also, I suspect that it is Eurasian otters that are most active at night, but that is only a suspicion.
This otter definitely sees at night, with glowing eyes like that. But I remember reading that otter's vision isn't their strongest sense, and they usually hunt with their whiskers underwater like said
I found this article where they tried to study activity patterns for neotropical otters, and this part was interesting..>The use of camera traps in two regions of Brazil, the Pantanal and the Atlantic Forest have revealed differing activity patterns in each area, this otter being diurnal in the former and nocturnal in the latterso I guess the only answer is "it depends"
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>Do they have night vision so they can prowl in the dark?
Indeed they have:
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Did you know otters can climb trees?
What can't they do???
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They're also expert musicians!
Otts've gotta ott
That otter is making some nice abstract impressionist art.
I bet otter art would be really valuable. They should put it up in art museums to show what true artistry is
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Otters can get in trees.
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But can they climb back down, too?
Sometimes otters end up in places where you wouldn't expect them.
>It emptied a cupboard but, other than that, there was nothing smashed or broken, remarkable reallyA very considerate guest, the otter!
Hey otters,
I just discovered otterchat and wanted to share these conservation projects with you:
"Otterside": A Project in Germany, to create more/better/safer habitats for the eurasian otter:
https://www.otterside.de/spiel/
Bold**The Link to the website leads to a small browser game, where you can play as an eurasian otter!**Bold
"Aktion Fischotterschutz & Otterzentrum Hankensbüttel": Volunteers and Scientists working together, transforming german landscapes into more otter-friendly places, as well as educating people about the otters importance to nature. There is also a database for otter-spotters to enter their findings:
https://www.otterspotter.de
This is how we know, eurasian otter numbers are on the rise!
Otterzentrum Hankensbüttel is a Zoo where you can see eurasian Otters as well as other mustelids in their natural habitat and learn about them:
https://otterzentrum.de
Thanks to these projects/institutions, the almost extinct eurasian otter is reclaiming german nature!
Do you know other such projects in your area? Post them here!
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>Well, I was sitting at the front, close to the projector. I was wearing a grey otter hoodie. It´s quite possible, we´ve met at some point!Then we definitely did cause that's where I was sitting lol, I was red stripes guy
>At the end of this month, I will be at the otter-spotter inductionOh, it's worth the hype! there's a lot to learn, just don't do what I did and forget to bring proper boots.>Also, I´ve heard, there´s a new otter in Hankensbüttel. Have you heard about that?I read about something like that. And, I did hear they're wanting to introduce some more different otter species, which might be cool... though it would be quite a step from just having the locally present mustelids. I wonder how they'll do it.
>I read about something like that. And, I did hear they're wanting to introduce some more different otter species, which might be cool... though it would be quite a step from just having the locally present mustelids. I wonder how they'll do it.I guess Asian Small Clawed Otters are a good start. Although their unquenchable appetite, which will cost a lot of money and time, I´m pretty sure they will be one of the visitors favourite species. I mean- just look at them!But other Otter species? Maybe Lontra canadensis? They are a lot like our Eurasian Otter, so there´s no need for special enclosures or food.
Personally, I'm looking forward to the giant otter jungle biome
>Maybe Lontra canadensis?Or Lontra provocax too, their temperate climate is similar enough to here
>Or Lontra provocax too, their temperate climate is similar enough to hereThey also look quite similiar to our Eurasian Otter.>Personally, I'm looking forward to the giant otter jungle biomeThat would be awesome! Maybe convert Isenhagender See into a salt water lake and have a sea otter population in there, too?
All jokes aside, I really wonder, what will be the next new addition to our Otterzentrum. I bet, it´ll be great.
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Welcome!
Please say hello in this thread when you're visiting otterchat.
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Hey otters how's it going
Honestly it feels like everything is a blur and I'm going to fray apart into a bunch of individual threads, but other than that everything is good lol! I'll make it through, though, I hope everyone is doing well
That doesn't sound good at allwhat's going on anon?
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>There are 307 recently active users.Whaaat! don't be shy say hi
Hello!
Just been a heck of a month is all. I'm trying to move, work is crazy, I feel like I blink and a week flies by. Hopefully things will calm down again soon, I'm not a speedster after all.
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As you probably know Otterchat is currently running on Wakaba, which is a very old imageboard script that apart from me adding stuff to it over the years, it's pretty much unmaintained. And as you can imagine, having to work with someone else's 3000 lines of old perl, it's not been the easiest time for me adding cool features and stuff to the site... I don't know that there are any actual issues with Wakaba security wise, but even the person who developed it says don't use it. And especially after the scare that happened this year with the big 4, i'll trust him and say it's time for something new.
So, I've been working away at a whole new imageboard software, just for Otterchat! I figured it's time to share some progress with you guys. The project is called "nobo" which means "new otter board". It's been going alright and after many a weekend it's finally ready enough to be presentable... in screenshot form! There's already some great additions in nobo, such as live updates and multiple attachments per post. I'll update this thread with any progress i can squeeze in, there is a looooot to do still... But yeah, Tl;dr Big otterchat software update in the works! That's all for now.
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We'll see about migrating over by end of this week..
It looks very cozy, thanks for all your work!
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We're up? We're up!
So cool! Thank you for your hard work!
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are sea otters allowed here
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Maybe the otter is friends with the nothing dimension. They could hang out and swim together, play games together, support eachother in their endeavors. I believe in the power of otter friendship!
If an otter enters the nothing dimension doesn't it become the otter dimension
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You're right, and now the nothing is trapped in the otter dimension
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After that, nothing happened
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Then an otter got bored of the otter dimension and got back in the nothing.
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Otters love their buckets.
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Perhaps. Or maybe the second otter just saw a good opportunity to grab that bucket. Not planned, but well executed.
Though have to say otters seem like animals that are enough in tune with each other to plan complex things like that. They'd be able to solve problems together like (how do we steal the guy's bucket without him noticing).
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How about a bucket full of water? I believe humans call that a pool
That would be perfect for otters.
And that pic is just the cutest!
Otters love otters in buckets
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Ottercine: Otter Movie Night
What?
A stream event where we meet and watch otters and other things together. Documentaries, short videos, whatever you like - everyone can add something!
When?
On the last Sunday of every month at 8pm UTC.
Where?
Here: https://cytu.be/r/ottercine
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Its ottercinne this weekend! Looking forward to seeing everyone. Im still looking for stuff to watch, but when I find something Ill post here. Hope youve all been having a wonderful new year so far
There has just been so, so much AI slop this month and it makes me sad. I found this longer doc about wildlife photography, its more about the person doing the photography than the animals themselves but it does look to be focused on river photography at least? Might be a good month to do a rerun, we have a few years of stuff stocked up now.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RiyHGaImgc
Ottercine this Sunday!
Ottercine tomorrow! I found some things!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cL2XUhfs0bc
This one is about otters and decently long, I'm glad it popped up this month because it's been so dire lately.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGG7WQFT2lc
I also found this, it's about Lusatia and rewilding former industrial areas. we had watched another doc about something similar and it was nice, so I figured I'd add it to the queue even if we cant watch it this week.
It's ottercine today! Heres what I found this week
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTaotXUkpmI
This one is about otters and badgers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cL2XUhfs0bc&t=275s
I feel like we have seen this one before, but i cant find it so maybe im jsut going crazy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZOWC81AaIY
This one is in french but it had subtitles. Might not be everyone's cup of tea, totally fair.
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