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Thank you for loving otters.
Ahhhhhhggg I love otters so muuuuuch
Otters otters OTTERS otters otters
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The earth used to be much richer in otters than it is today.
In this thread let's share some of our little knowledge about the otters that used to roam the land and sea in bygone eras.>Researchers from the Universities of Tubingen and Zaragoza have discovered a previously unknown species of otter from 11.4 million year old strata at the Hammerschmiede fossil site. The new species was named Vishnuonyx neptuni, meaning Neptunes Vishnu otter. The Vishnu otter genus was previously known only from Asia and Africa. Vishnu otters(Vishnuonyx) are predators with a weight of 10-15 kilograms that were first discovered in sediments in the foothills of the Himalayas and lived 14 – 12.5 million years ago.
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Big floods ongoing in Germany/Belgium.
Are y'all okay? Any otters in the area who can help out?
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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?
Otters always rise to the surface once the storm has abated. Can't flood an Otter out.
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.
I'm sure momma is gonna protect her cubs. Animals have a sense like that.
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""Old Mama" was the first mother whose family I studied in detail. From 1986 to 1991, she gave birth to 22 pups. Ol' Mom was a paragon of motherhood, totally dedicated to her young. I've never seen any female of any species work more dutifully to raise her little ones. Old Mama genuinely loved her pups. She cried for days after her lastborn yearling daughter was killed. Subsequently, the old matriarch lost the will to live, and she died of self-imposed starvation in July, 1992."
By J Scott Shannon https://otters.net/pg2.html
What a story. Really shows the strength of motherhood even in animals.
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> 22 pupsQuite the busy otter.
We're bigger on the inside.
So cute
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
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Most zoos are closed due to the pandemic so we haven't been able to visit our otters for a long time. How are you holding up during these tough times?
I really miss my otters. I wanna go back and watch them play around again, it makes me so happy. But I've been deprived of that by this stupid virus for months now.
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.
Hope you feel better otternon.
Lonely time still isn't over...
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.
>139,000+ supportersBut my lord, there is no such force!
A vigorous force of determined people around the globe. This is our time.
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What is the difference between humans and otters?
Otters are more buoyant.
Human's faces are longer
Otters are cuter and cooler. They know what the purpose of the life is, while we wander aimlessly.
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The otter and the binturong.
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Hey mate, what's happening? It's binturong since I last saw you!
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.
Funny otters make you laugh always
Otties are always friends.
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I really like binturongs. I don't know what it is about them, somehow they are just hypnotizing...
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Hey otternons! What do you think of the MarineMammalRescue channel on Twitch?
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Good stuff. The world can always use more avenues to view otters
>light particles going into your eyes that have been reflected by an otterIt feels so good...
I would like it if I liked twitch. But I don't. I like the discord tho.
Me tooooo.
Wish it had a live audio chat with the otts tho.
Bet they make cute noises and great asmr.
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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!
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What do you like about hairy nosed otters? I like their hairy noses.
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That too ;)
What does it mean to "get" an otter? To get
as in to understand
?
Great q, otternon.
Can anyone truly understand an Otter?
Otters remain hopeful, but still lack concrete evidence.
There's no way to physically "get" an otter, because even if you capture it, its spirit will remain free.
This truly is the hope of the world.