Cute Otters

Derek Robertson has been watching, sketching and painting otters for 20 years and he even got Tay the otter to leave a paw print of approval in his new book.

From the Daily Mail UK: At the otter enclosure at Camperdown Wildlife Centre in Dundee Mr Robertson spoke of his time as a wildlife artist.
'The book took a year to complete and brings together a collection of sketches, paintings, and essays on otters, and looks back on 20 years observing them all over Scotland,' he said.
'They are amazing creatures and I never tire of observing them.
'I'm really happy with how the book has turned out, and I hope that people enjoy it as much as I have in putting it together.'

If you want to order Derek's wonderful book, "Otters: An Artist's Sketchbook", visit his web site. Hopefully, bookstores in the US will carry his book soon!

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Otters are one of the most fun-loving animals on the planet and thanks to their insulated fur, snow doesn't slow them down at all! Since I'm not an otter with a thick fur coat, I choose to live in Sunny California by the beach.

This beautiful river otter has just been released into the Provo River in Utah.

From the Deseret News: On Wednesday afternoon, two biologists with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources released a 13-pound female river otter into the Provo River about a half-mile below the Jordanelle Dam.
It's the first of 20 to 30 otters biologists hope to release into the river, between the Jordanelle Dam and Deer Creek Reservoir, over the next two years as part of a three-year study of otter behavior and habitat.

Read more at the Deseret News

Kenneth sent me this video that his dad made with the program Crazy Talk. I'm just blown away with what you can easily do with your home computer. I just might pick up a copy of Crazy Talk for myself.

Click here to read more about the Crazy Talk Facial Animation Creator