Welcome to Otterchat

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Here's a map of all the different families' territories as of 2020

Man, this kind of stuff is cool. Nature really is amazing, and otters are the most amazing part of it.

>>2654

I remember watching something about Singapore's attempts to encourage otters to move in, and I'm glad to see it seems to be successful. Good for people, good for otters.

Apparently Zouk family is now taking over Bishan family territories with a final battle speculated to happen soon
Bishan family has become weak since they lost Bishan Mum, and Zouk has started their campaign against them
https://www.facebook.com/otterscene/videos/741591971094489/

>>3612

I had been wondering if some of the neighbors would move in after I saw news of her death. I'm interested to see how the new territory maps look after the dust settles.

>>876 (OP)

Potter

Name one word that rhymes with otter? That's a tough challenge, to be sure...
Well, one word that rhymes with otter is daughter, and if I had a daughter, I'd name her Alice, so I'll give 'daughter' the name of Alice.
There, I've completed your challenge. Now, I have one of my own: Can you think of any names
that rhyme with otter? They don't have to be common, mind you, so feel free to get as esoteric as you like.

>>3335

It's definitely more than archaic, but Ptolemy's full name was Ptolemy Soter, and depending on how you pronounce that, it can rhyme with otter. But I can't think of anything else right now, I'll see if any other names come to mind

>>876 (OP)

Water

totter

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My offering is a gif but I hope it is acceptable

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I have too many lol

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One more (:

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One more (:

>>3580

Who's he ringing?

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Speaking of older otters, I recently learned that there were once lion-sized otters! Giant otters are certainly big boys, but these otts must have really been something else!
https://www.livescience.com/lion-sized-otter-unearthed-ethiopia

>>3558

Were there also giant fish back then? It seems everything was big back then...

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>>3559

I suppose that there must have been. I'm far from an expert, but if predators can get that big, it must mean that there was some hefty prey out there to be eaten.

>>3559

Apparently they mostly ate land based prey, very strange otters to not be in the water but also equally interesting to learn about. What a different world we would live in if terrestrial otters were the norm.

>>3564

>What a different world we would live in if terrestrial otters were the norm.

Definitely, but I suppose that, for the creatures living back then, that was normal. So maybe they'd see our watery otters and think we're the strange ones!

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I can't get over how small and cute baby otts are!

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Baby sea otters bring so much floof into our world

>>3327

It's incredible how such a small little thing turns into a real otter.

https://www.aza.org/connect-stories/stories/first-baby-otters-born-at-connecticuts-beardsley-zoo-in-more-than-a-decade
Found this on the news section, looks like we've got some new otters in Connecticut!

>>3585

Awesome! I hope they'll thrive.

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Hoppy Easter everyone!

What a catch, it's not easy to catch a rabbit even as a land predator. I'm sure that otter's family was very happy that day

>>3504

It was definitely a hard fought meal, what with how quick bunnies can be, but the otter obviously came out on top! And I'm sure his family loved it, rabbit does taste good after all

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>>3484

Otters can get a surprising amount of birds, from what I can tell. Here's one with another kind of bird, not sure what type

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>>3515

That's awesome! Must be some kind of aquatic bird?
Here's another rabbit otter.

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>>3515

And this one! From River Otter Ecology Project.

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Good stuff, glad there's a reliable place to get otter news! Also, https://www.sidmouthherald.co.uk/news/otter-raids-fishpond-at-otter-garden-centre-8645440

>otter raids fishpond

You can't keep the ott out

Correction, I've set it to update daily
so you'll always be up to date with otter happenings.
>>2188

>Otter Garden

And they don't even wanna let otters in? What kinda business is this?

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https://www.nit.pt/fora-de-casa/na-cidade/morreu-a-lontra-marinha-mais-velha-da-europa-vivia-no-oceanario-de-lisboa
Europe's oldest sea otter died :(
Micas lived in Lisbon Oceanarium and died at age 20

News are back online!

It's a cool bug, I like the colour. What other animals have otter versions?

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Cormorants! I learned that these birds are excellent swimmers, and they can dive up to 45 meters deep. How cool is that?
I had thought penguins might be otter-birds, but they're more like sea lions than otters I'd say.

>>3473

>45 meters

I wonder if they ever get the bends.

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>>3449 (OP)

After doing some research, they occasionally get on land in a process called hauling out. From what I can tell, they do it to get away from predators and to help warm up. Makes sense that getting on land would be warmer than the cold ocean water, and I can't think of any land predators in those regions that would target sea otters, so it seems like a good place to go and relax a bit

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>>3523

Hauling out? Isn't that what it's called when seals go on land? Idk, sea otters can kinda still walk, they don't really "haul", do they?

>>3525

That's true, hauling might not be the best term. But I think it might be a general behavior applied to marine mammals, which would encompass both seals and sea otters. I'm far from an expert, this is just what I got from a quick Googling

>>3526

Oh right, so it's a marine mammal thing. I wonder if it applies to other marine mammals? Maybe just those that live in the sea a majority of the time?

>>3523

Wolves do hunt sea otters in Alaska, but they've only started doing this after all the deer disappeared.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/in-alaska-hungry-wolves-have-started-eating-sea-otters-180981509/