>>3432
It looks like it is

I wonder how hard it is to spot a spotted necked otter who's in his favorite spot?

Does a spotted necked otter know that his neck is spotted?

>>3756
Spotted neck otters are excellent spotters, so I think most could spot when they're neck has been spotted. But I'm sure there are some younger otters whose spotting skills are spotty at best, they might not know.

If a spotted necked otter's neck is spotted and no one is around to spot it, does it have spots?

>>2823
Those ottes in Finding Dory were cute but I was a little disappointed they used generic rodent chirp sounds instead of actual sea otter sounds.

Does anyone know where to watch kawauso labo? It aired like 4 years ago on japanese TV and I'm trying to find it online. The website anikore says you can watch it on u-next but that was a LIE it isn't there. I have GOT to find it

>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.

>>2738
You certainly don't have to explain, but it sounds interesting and I know that I, for one, would love to hear about it all

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

>>3483
These are great! Thank you ottmin!

>>3483
I love these little otters! Is there a way we can download the full-res versions of them too?

>>3513
Oh, they're all from different pics that were posted here over time. I'm sure you'll be able to find most of them around here

News are broken right now, seems Google broke their alert feeds. Gonna have to either wait for a fix or switch to another service, can't do much apart from that.

^ my email here

>>3737
That's ok friend, you can catch the next one!
We wound up watching the one from this post >>3732 if you'd like to watch it. I thought it was pretty good. It had some sad moments, but was overall hopeful

It's Ottercine tomorrow! I'm looking forward to watching that video in >>3736 which we talked about last time, and I also found this, though it seems to be more of a general documentary on the region than otters specifically. https://youtu.be/4nA8PttEu1Q?si=YxspRpeKYdVtPs_d
It might be too long to fit along with the other one, but if people are interested we could always watch it another time

>>3746 That one says not available for me :/

>>3739

>I missed the next one

I really need to set a reminder for myself somewhere. School starting back up has had me distracted, but I will not miss the next Ottercine. Even if I'm only there for a bit, I wanna make sure to say hey to all the otternons!

>>3748
I actually would have missed it myself, except I set an alarm in my phone called "otter" for 15 minutes before ottercine time and it repeats every Sunday. It does mean that most of the time I just dismiss the alarm, but it pays off on ottercine day! As long as I have my phone by me, which I don't always, but it hasn't been a problem yet

Go 841! Don't let the man keep you down, stick and move!

Woohoo!
May she continue her surfing days for years to come.

>>3722

>But support for a live-and-let-live approach is growing with each unsuccessful attempt.

Any updates on if this is going anywhere? I know she's getting support from the general public, but I think that Fish and Game might still be trying to hunt her down

>>3744
I checked the news and I don't see any updates on this so I believe she's at large, but I also assume they're still trying to bring her in. It has been a fun story to follow, it reminds me of when we learned about bank robbers in school who were cheered by the public.

Whoa look at him go! He deserved that fishy

>>1597
He hunted through all those fishies just to find the single most delicious one!

It only takes one otter to frighten a thousand fish.

>>2163 It looks like it knows what's about to happen.

>>2163 :o

Hah! An-otter otter thread! How fun!

An otter will usually eat a fish head first so that it's killed and doesn't flop away

This one looks like he caught a bird

>>1076 Not worth it. there's not a lot of meat in clouds.

>>207
The memes write themselves in real time

• from /icup/

>>1089 Ugh, raccoons...

>>1090 >>1089 Those fiends!

>>207

>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.

>>3706

>favorite

It's so hard to pick one! If I had to decide, I really like Nova's tail stroke on her's, which might put it in first place, though Oscar's also has some really nice handprints. I also like the other one that I got, but I wasn't there for its creation, so it holds slightly less importance for me.

>framing

I really do need to do that soon. I've just been so busy lately, but I don't want to risk the paintings getting hurt, and I'd like to display them as decoration

>neat to learn

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>>3712
Heh, do you make happy otter noises too?

Hello. If found this website through wiby.me!

>>3734 Welcome! Enjoy your stay.

>>3716
Lol, I wish I could reach the high notes of happy otter squeaks

>>3734
Hey there Otternon, glad you're here! What's your favorite species of otter, assuming you can pick just one!

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>>1997
FASTER

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>>161

>I'd post WebMs too, but I guess you can't do that here.

You can now :)

Ah whoops, this was supposed to be in the general thread. Must've accidentally posted in on its own

That's alright it deserves its own thread anyway!

>>3700 I don't believe in the whole "everything in one thread" thing tbh. This totally should be a thread, just like the sea otter stealing surfboards story. And >>118 should just be a place to say hi

>>3708
You know, you're absolutely right. I just posted in the general thread because I didn't know if this was a big enough deal to make its own thread, but now I wish that I had put it all in its own place from the start. Oh well, learning experience for next time.

>>3711
S'alright, we all had enjoyed it regardless you live and you learn, as otters do

I can understand why someone might find otters scary. The pitch black eyes, the sharp fangs, and the way they prey at night... Little river monsters... Brr... (still love them though)

>>3680
Hmm, like a yokai?

>>3682
I didn't know there was an otter yokai, that's so neat! https://yokai.fandom.com/wiki/Kawauso

>>3683
>>3682
I didn't know either. Well that explains this picture that I have.

I recently started playing Sakuna: of Rice and Ruin and there's a tribe of beast people that might be based on otters? The game doesn't say outright (at least not as far as I've gotten into the game), though there's one time when someone calls one of them a "weasel" but that might have just been an insult. They look like some kind of mustelid and are described as living mostly by rivers. They're called the Ashigumo and are pretty cool, though most of the tribe was wiped out and now persists as undead specters which are definitely very spooky.

>>3499
That other otter likes his tail.

This might not quite fall in with the rest of these, but I like this Ott's pose

I think that since otters are cool, all otter poses are cool by association.

>>3616
Very true, if an otter is doing a pose, then it must be a cool one. An otter certainly wouldn't do an uncool pose!

I don't know all of the answers, but I imagine it rests largely on local features. Maybe there're particular spots with enough water for otters due to rivers that surrounding areas don't have. I am also curious about the Indian and Malaysian spots though

I know their range in Norway is somewhat spotty. North of Bergen their coastal population is viable and I really wanna make a sadafari trip there to spot some. Otherwise southwards their coastal population have never made a real comeback after the acidic precipitation of earlier times. Inlands is nothing to speak of as of yet except a small populations. I really hope they make a comeback inlands as well and outcompetes the american mink

>>3536
I was looking at a map of the orca population recently, and I noticed how the population is depicted as being present around islands but not in the sea between those islands and the coasts. I wondered at the time if that was because they might just travel across deeper waters but live mostly in costal waters, but it could also be that coasts are where people are to spot orcas.

Point is, I'm wondering if some of the oddities of this map are being driven by humans being in the area to spot otters, or the population being able to identify an otter as an otter and not some other small wildlife. Otters can be sneaky after all, an otter in the underbrush at night would certainly be hard to ID.

>>3641

>Otters can be sneaky after all, an otter in the underbrush at night would certainly be hard to ID

Now this is definitely true! Otters are super sneaky, and most people aren't in tune enough with nature to pay attention to when there's an otter.
pic related

>>3522
That's a great idea! Yeah, the page is completely empty as of now apart from a link. What information do you think should be included in particular? Needs to have some solid facts of course, all about the harm it's doing to the species but also about how hard it is to keep an otter as a pet.

>>3524
I think the biggest thing we should talk about is the harm that the pet otter trade causes to wild otters. I've heard a lot of talk about how poachers kill adult otters for pelts and steal babies for being pets, so that's definitely something to talk about. I also know that there have been a couple of studies of otter cafes and how they're totally unable to care for their otters, so maybe we bring that up somehow?

>>3527
I agree, that's definitely worth mentioning. IMO it's good to keep it short and sweet and get the point across. Why don't we both think about it and write something up? Maybe we can make it into a graphic, too.

>>3528
Sounds like a plan, I'll write something up tonight

Hey, did we ever finish something?

Looks pretty cool! Otter games are definitely something the world could use more of, although I'm not a fan of dice based games (would prefer games where you can prove your ottery skills).

>>3570
Sure is and I hope it'll be more in the future

Added:

>Return of the Eurasian Otter in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Added:

>Upper Peninsula River Otter Project
>We are using snow tracking, camera traps, and DNA from harvested otters to examine the connectivity of river otter populations in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. We are also interested in how this connectivity affects the otter population size and distribution of disease particularly Toxoplasma gondii.

Arcane Conservancy is currently working with Maharashtra State Forest Department and Local Communities for long-term Otter Research and Awareness Programmes in Coastal Maharashtra.

>>3637
Added!

Wow that gif is way too big. Here, optimized

I've seen videos of otters hugging people, but you probably shouldn't try too hard for it. If an otter wants to hug you, then he will. If he doesn't, then you're in for a world of hurt!

This isn't quite a full hug, but it's kinda like one

>>1488
How would you know? Have you been licked by an otter?

>>1495
I never kiss and tell.
Otters respond aggressively to violations of their privacy.

Haha! I love this little otter guy!

What do they use them for?

>>3562
Does it have to be on your head?

>>3563
The Otter Safety and Health Administration agency is very clear that you do need to wear a safety helmet, but it doesn't need to be on your head. This otter is up to code!

>>3567
Well, they are the utmost authority on otter safety, I suppose that otter must be up to code!

>>1614
What's he building in there? With that hook light on the stairs...

>>3613
I don't know what he's making, but I'm sure it'll be well built, whatever it is! Everyone knows otters are brilliant, and that most likely extends to building projects too

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
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
Water

totter