Cute Otters

Ron the otter is pretty lucky to have helpful people and the IOSF to nurse him back to health. He looks happy and feisty in this picture.

From the BBC News: Ron was discovered lying at the side of a road on the outskirts of Huntly by a motorist in December when he was only five weeks old.

He was initially taken to the Scottish SPCA's Wildlife Rescue Centre in Fife.

Ron has now been transferred to the International Otter Survival Fund to continue his journey back to the wild.

Click here to read more at the BBC News

Here's one for those of you who are living in areas where it's snowing now. Don't you wish you could slide around on your belly like an otter?

What a lucky young girl. I wish I could hold an otter like this.

Jon just sent me this great picture from Sea World San Antonio. This cute baby otter is posing with his trainer. What a great job, working with otters!

Click here to visit the official Sea World web site

These two otter pups are so adorable and a bit naughty as you'll see their mother, Maria has to go into the water to grab one of her babies.

Click here to visit the Pttsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium

War of the Woods is the first serious comic that I've seen that features otters as the main characters. After reading just the first few pages, I was impressed with not only the artwork but the depth of the storyline. Matthew Petz does a fantastic job of bringing the story to life by using animals to tell his story.

From Zuda Comics: War Of The Woods is a classic alien invasion story told from an entirely unique point of view, that of the animals of the New Jersey Pine Barrens. Father and son otters Nathaniel and Phinneas Waterbrooks will embark on an adventure with close friend, turtle Issac Brownshell. They, along with the rest of the animal kingdom, will not only survive but fight back against the greatest threat the planet has ever known.
Phin is a young Otter who loves reading the forgotten comic books of hikers and campers. Nathaniel, his father, is a fisherman descended from a long line of fisherman. He has cared for Phin alone since the death of his wife. Issac is his good friend and a grandfatherly figure to Phin. Through the eyes of these three we begin to witness the invasion. When UFOs begin descending upon the Earth the lives of all animals will never be the same. War Of The Woods is sprawling saga that will introduce us to the animals and their societies during this crisis.

Click here to read War of the Woods at Zuda Comics

Do you remember Ku-chan, the adorable Japanese otter sensation that was living around the Kushiro river in Hokkaido? Well, Ku-chan has found some friends and moved to Hokkaido Cove.

From the Mainichi Daily News: Four sea otters, including the famed Ku-chan, took up station on the rocky shore of Cape Nosappu in Nemuro, Hokkaido on Wednesday.
Ku-chan -- made a minor media celebrity when the animal turned up for a long stay in Kushiro, Hokkaido in February -- and the three others appear to be playing happily with one another.
Cape Nosappu is well known for attracting sea otters, but until last year it was unusual for even two of the animals to turn up. However, after Ku-chan "moved" to the cape in May, it seems many of his friends have decided to visit.

Click here to read more at the Mainichi Daily News

Otters at the Loch Lomond Sea Life Centre got a treat to keep them warm during the winter, they got mince and tatties. So you might be wondering like me, "what are mince and tatties?". Well, I had to look it up to find that it's a traditional Scottish meal that has minced beef, potatoes, carrots and other simple but delicious sounding ingredients.

From the Zoo and Aquarium Visitor: “The idea of feeding them that Scottish favourite is simply to provide them with a bit of internal central heating to encourage them to venture out and get some much needed exercise,” she added, “and it seems to be working.
“They hadn’t got a clue what it was at first, but after a few experimental tastings they got stuck in.”

Click here to read more at the Zoo and Aquarium Visitor

Not to be outdone, Kawausosu just shared another slow-mo video. I'll have to look into the new Casio Exilim cameras that do the high speed video.

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Andy Critchfield is an awesome photographer and this is his first otter video! Also click here to check out an incredible slow motion video of a low flying vulture that he took.

Click here to visit Andy Critchfield's web site, Hardpoint Photography