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

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

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

>>3988
But he IS trying!

>>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?

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

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

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

Elbow whiskers
Otters are amaaazing

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

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

I want to believe they're in love ^^

I need Planet of the otts ASAP!

otturobottros

>>3959 He finally caught it !?

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

Lol found anotter one

Never skimp on UV protection!

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

>>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

Eating fish is very unhealthy for the fish.

>>2507
But fish are tasty!

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

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

>open link
>no otters
>close link

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

>>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

>>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

>>3752
Shhhhhh

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 ^^

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.

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

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.

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.

>>2015
A brightest sunshine

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!

What do they use them for?

Mlem

>tfw no colossal otter cryptids

>>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

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.

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

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

Can-Otter Alliance

>>3794
Car-Otter Alliance

Ar-Otter Alliance

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

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

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

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

>>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

Thanks for the otters, I'm feeling a little better

>>3843
I'm glad you're feeling better, I hope this year is a little kinder to you.

>>3843
That's good to hear. Here's hoping that it can keep on getting a little better as time goes on

>>3814
Every Friday is a good day to celebrate otters! I hope everyone had a great Friday

>>3814
This last Friday was a good one, and I certainly felt ottery with the amount of time that I spent in a creek

>>3816
Story time? What were you doing in the creek? I'm interested

>>3842
Oh, nothing all to interesting. I was out doing some frisbee golfing with friends, I'd had a bit much to drink, and I fell into a creek that goes through multiple runs. It was really funny at the time, but it's become less so since it happened.

>>3881
Sounds like it was a fun time, and otters are all about having fun afterall, so along with the creek time it was certainly a very ottery day.

>4 toes

not an otter

>>3873
He's trying his best...

>>3790
Yeah that's right, never abandon your kids somewhere they aren't (or don't feel safe)... Mom is always close by and she knows what she's doing, the cub is never really in danger even if he feels it. Otter mums know how to keep that balance.

>Along with mothering multiple pups throughout their lifetimes, sea otter moms do it single-handedly. They are truly “single mothers”, with no child support or help with pup-rearing from dad.

This saddens me, the OP pic made me think otters mate and stick together for life.

>>3795
It depends on the species! Sea otters might be mostly solitary, but marine otters mate for life, the otters of Singapore group together in related clans to hunt and raise the little ones together, giant otters and Asian small clawed otters often live in little family groups of the parents and their young. I think those are small clawed otters in the pick, so probably some parenting teamwork goin on there.

>>3796
This is reassuring, thank you. Otter pups deserve the best possible life.
Tangent: I am learning so much from this captcha system too.

>>3797
Otter parents know what the best situation is for their pups.

>>3791
I can definitely go post some otties over there, glad that otterchan is making waves and giving off a good example

>>3787
Always a joy to hear about new otters, and this is even better than usual!
Surfers beware, 841 and 841 Jr are on the prowl!

Can an otter wear sandals, or only flip flops?

Welcome

>>3773
Good to have you here

>>3775
Paw bumps!

>>3762
#3 seems like the most fun!