February news just dropped
https://mailchi.mp/otter.org/your-latest-in-otter-news-crdm0yff7s-2634369

>>2226 Holly is such a beauty, happy she's doing well.

>>2226

>Their fish comes by ferry from the mainland and unfortunately this has been cancelled a few times due to the storms.
>Luckily, our dedicated supplier has managed to get someone to drive all the way round to Skye to keep the otters' fish stockpile topped up.

Thank God. Fish for the otters.

This guy can rip crabs in half

When he swims he doesn't get wet. The water gets otter

>>1995
He's like the eye of a storm!

It's winter now. Otters love the winter.

>>2052

>>1995
It also brings happiness to my brain.

What do otters think about the spring?

Imagine the nicest most beautiful river flowing through untouched nature.
Imagine lots of big, nutritious, delicious fish swimming all through it.
God decided there needs to be a big weasel in there to chase and eat them.
This animal is great at swimming, but lives on land. It only goes into the water to hunt or play.
This animal is called the Otter.

>>695
God knows best.

You don't explain otters because you can't. If you want to teach someone about otters, you simply show them.

>>1148
^^^Real wisdom

"Otter" isn't something you learn. It has to be felt, experienced. You can study it in textbooks, even look at pictures. But nothing beats truly experiencing it.

>>2194
RIP Micas.
You're busting shells in the seas of Heaven now, buddy

>>1261

>https://savethegiants.org/

Yeah this is pretty cool.

This website, full of otter stuff, launched recently
https://ottered.com/

This
https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.otternet.com/

http://www.loveotters.org/

https://riverotterjournal.org/index.html

Fines are just cost of doing business. If you're a big enough company you can get away with murder.

Video of a marine otter unsuccessfully trying to clean oil from its fur by rubbing in the sand. Otters are difficult to capture and so many can't be rescued. Many have already been found dead.

Is anyone working to clean the spill up?

>>2171 Yes, reportedly they've got some ragtag volunteer groups working to clean up the oil. it could take months though.

>>2172
Do you know of any organizations to which one could donate to help with the cleanup effort?

Otters are the ottest. It's impossible to be otter than an otter.

>>1145
That otters

>>1159
^This

>>960
Actually, here are some otters checking a box.

>>890
Otters aren't otters, there are many different kinds of otter.

I'd imagine animal dreams are just as whacky as ours. Mashups of palaces the otter has been and other otters it met before, but with some crazyness mixed in.

Maybe something like this, it's an otter's face and also a cirlcle of three people. I think it fits the theme.

>>2018 That's pretty clever. I like it!

Only 2 days to go, better send in now

It's a feeling, can't explain it

>>2132
Why aren't you?

>>2132
Otters are the pinnacle of existence and nobility, and provide a Platonic form which all life should strive to be like

Essence of muddy river water.

I hope one day I get to sniff an otter

>>1886
Can one ever truly prepare for otters?

>>1887
They always seem to come otter nowhere.

Can't wait to see them chomp my arm while I try to pet it

>>1890
Otter-human affection cycle:
Pet, pet
Bite, bite
Snuggle, snuggle

A guy in Singapore got attacked by 20 otters.

>https://nypost.com/2021/12/10/man-attacked-by-gang-of-otters-i-thought-i-was-going-to-die/

>>1576
It's so wild you don't even know what you're looking at

long otties

>>1573 They are fusing together!

>>1591

>They are fusing together!

That's the fun bit that generates moar otters, right?

Ahhhhhhggg I love otters so muuuuuch
Otters otters OTTERS otters otters

Forgot link
https://www.geologypage.com/2021/09/new-fossil-a-new-species-of-otter-discovered-in-germany.html

>>1418
No, that's just what the otters want you to believe! It's them, they're raising the water levels on purp-

Nothing to see here citizen, move along.

There are so many floods going on right now. What's happening? And are the otters alright?

>>1423
Otters always rise to the surface once the storm has abated. Can't flood an Otter out.

>>1424
What about the holts with all their babies in them? Those are gonna get flooded and all the little otter babies would drown. Otters need water and dry land.

>>1425
I'm sure momma is gonna protect her cubs. Animals have a sense like that.

> 22 pups

Quite the busy otter.

>>793
We're bigger on the inside.

>>26
So cute

>>1195 anon, did you read the post?

"An otter's cub was captured and confined in the stableyard of a house near a river where the mother had been hunted during the day. At night, in company with her other cub, she came to the yard and tried to liberate the little captive, but without success. At dawn she withdrew to the river, where she was again hunted, but after several hours’ pursuit managed to escape. Nothing daunted, she returned at nightfall to the yard and once more endeavoured to free her cub, but with no better result than before. It is pleasant to read that after such heroic conduct on the part of the poor beast, the hunter's heart softened and the whelp restored."

• Article in the Monthly Review (June 1906) by J. C. Tregarthen

I'm fine as long as otters are fine.

At least we have virtual otters.

Still holding up okay, just gotta keep on keeping on.

>>860
Hope you feel better otternon.

Lonely time still isn't over...

>>1906
My favorite literature

My kind of review. Thank you, Paul!

>IOSF by the numbers

• 18 Languages available for the IOSF video
• 21 Number of countries represented at IOSF workshops
• 28 Years of helping otters worldwide
• 47 Number of countries where we have helped cubs or injured otters
• 60+ countries took part in the IOSF Webinar for World Otter Day
• 64 Number of countries we have supporters
• 69 Number of countries where we have supported projects
• 167 Number of cubs or injured otters abroad that we have helped
• 230 Number of cubs and injured otters we have treated at our Skye hospital
• 300+ people signed up for the IOSF Webinar for World Otter Day
• 139,000+ supporters worldwide

Loving this. Very strong Otter numbers.

>>1912

>139,000+ supporters

But my lord, there is no such force!

>>1912
>>1926
A vigorous force of determined people around the globe. This is our time.

>>1827
Is that what ottersong sounds like when it's slowed down to ottertime? Who knew otters could bring the bass like that. They must have hidden depths.

Otters: Small heads, big mouths.

>>1833
Like many humans.

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

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

Otters are more buoyant.

Human's faces are longer

Otters sound better
https://files.catbox.moe/81twj7.mp4

>>708
Ain't that the truth!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlSQiV4cxKQ

Otters are cuter and cooler. They know what the purpose of the life is, while we wander aimlessly.

Hey mate, what's happening? It's binturong since I last saw you!

>>932
I feel like Sea Otters as a species would be the type of otters that would just make the worst puns, but everyone would still laugh at their jokes.

>>935
Funny otters make you laugh always

>>893 Otties are always friends.

I really like binturongs. I don't know what it is about them, somehow they are just hypnotizing...

Good stuff. The world can always use more avenues to view otters

>>1628

>light particles going into your eyes that have been reflected by an otter

It feels so good...

>>1553
I would like it if I liked twitch. But I don't. I like the discord tho.

>>1632
Me tooooo.
Wish it had a live audio chat with the otts tho.
Bet they make cute noises and great asmr.

I'm still trying to recognize and guess who is who.

Actually! Nevermind! They added a plugin thingy that show badges of the otters and their info when you hover over one. That's so cool!

>>1578
That too ;)

>>1578
What does it mean to "get" an otter? To get as in to understand?

>>1610
Great q, otternon.
Can anyone truly understand an Otter?
Otters remain hopeful, but still lack concrete evidence.

>>1610
There's no way to physically "get" an otter, because even if you capture it, its spirit will remain free.

>>1664
This truly is the hope of the world.