Welcome to Otterchat

I struck me how I thought ASCO's range included Japan, but when I check the map they aren't even close. They just seem to be so popular over there.
Anyways, is there a manga where otters are featured prominently?

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>>3974

Never forget the Japanese otter..

So sad they went extinct, maybe as cloning technology progresses there might be hope to restore the species if there are enough DNA samples left

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Today I learned that final fantasy 14 has a cute little otter pet you can summon to follow you around. I didn't really vibe with FF14 but a friend of mine says she might try it just for the chance to have an otter so I may wind up joining her.

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Autumn is officially here.
(Photo: Graham William Hughes)

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So we have leaves on heads, but what about flowers below noses? Could be worth additional research.

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>>4104

Interesting proposal. I only have this specimen, but the flower is slightly above the nose. Do you have some more examples?

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>>4110

I found this one! Also a lot of AI art and some art I can't tell is AI or not.

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>>4111

It is getting harder to find real otter photos...

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They've got two new young otters at the sanctuary! Hansel and Gretel were taken in as orphaned cubs a couple of weeks ago. Aren't they the cutest pair of otts you ever did see?

>>3161

Aww, they're so cute! I'm sure they're gonna be getting the best care with the UKWOT

More UKWOT news, a kind soul has donated land so they will have more space to care for otters. It'll take a few years to have it up to full speed, but it looks like it will more than double the amount of enclosures they have which is fantastic https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g5p4yngzno

>>4105

That's wonderful news! Especially great to hear they won't have to turn any otters away anymore.

>>4106

Exactly! I was surprised to hear about them in the news and very happy that it was good news to be shared :)

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>>2250

This otter has a bowling ball

>>4024

woah, they look very skilled. I was never very good at bowling, but otters probably would be.

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>>4025

You can see him here, having vanquished the pins

>>4095

Woah! What a cool looking fish! Nature never ceases to amaze

Why hasn't anyone posted a pic with an otter in it in this thread yet?

>>4002

Otters are very sneaky, I have confidence we will get to see one someday!

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Tolga peeking

These otters have disguised themselves as salamanders, but they cant fool us because they have "otter" in their name. Silly otters! https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240904-hellbenders-saving-the-threatened-lasagne-lizard-from-extinction

Too bad nobody came. Maybe I should just do it on Saturday. Hopefully there will be more people then.

>>4085

I'm sorry for not showing, I just have less and less time these days. Unfortunately it's also looking like I won't be able to make it to the videos on Sunday. I promise that I can be counted among the ranks of Otterchat lovers!

I feel really bad that I only just saw this post now ;-; Sadly I do not have game pass and crossplay looks to be limited to PC and xbox players, but I will totally get the game on steam if I can still join in tomorrow? This seems like a really cute idea and I love it but it is also kindof short notice, we dont get a ton of daily traffic. Would love to see more stuff like this!

>>4085

I thought you were going to run it again on Sunday, I missed out on that too.

>>4078 (OP)

I tried to join on saturday but there was a tutorial and it took longer than expected and then i was five minutes late and then I couldn't find a lobby. i probably should have posted here but I didnt because I was silly

Whatcha squeaking about?

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This is good wisdom

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>>207 (OP)

>What do you think?

Agreed 100% The inquisitiveness of otters is what drives them into so many "stupid" situations, whereas simpler animals just don't have the same curiosity about the world. A fish, for instance, is going to live its simple fish life and not be overly curious about changes in their environment past how it immediately relates to their capacity to find food or be safe from predators. On the other hand, when an otter notices that his environment has changed somehow, he immediately jumps to investigating it, even if it doesn't at all impact his ability to hunt or stay safe. And this is why fish are otter fuel, and otters are not fish fuel.

^This! Otters are curious and thus mischievous. They live in complex habitats with a lot of varied food sources where they benefit from being curious. Sometimes I suppose their curiosty gets the best of them lol

>>3926

Curious
Mischievous
Piscivorous
Mischipiscicurivous

>>4032

Gotta add in voracious now

Mischipiscicurivororacious?