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(Some Guy)		Ugly-ass baby river otter gets a none-too-gentle swimming lesson from Mom (oregonzoo.org)		29
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BKITU		2013-04-04 06:15:04 PM

It's OK. He got even by drilling a hole in her washtub.

Gyrfalcon		2013-04-04 07:37:51 PM

OK, that's just too funny for words.

nanim		2013-04-04 07:37:58 PM

what a drag...

/deaf people who watch that video are going to call the animal cops #

cskrat		2013-04-04 07:58:13 PM

I miss Portland.

MaritimeGirl		2013-04-04 08:13:25 PM

Thank you, Subby, that video made my day!

John Buck 41		2013-04-04 08:22:58 PM

I could watch otter videos all day long.

Kuroshin		2013-04-04 08:23:11 PM

Now I see why the Zoo was brimming with people this past weekend. Easter is normally kinda busy, but 26 was a parking lot.

Now I wanna go to the Zoo too. Or just take a ride up-river and see 'em. Either way, I love me some Otters.

Apos		2013-04-04 08:27:29 PM

Otter-ly charming.

Soymilk		2013-04-04 08:54:15 PM

I love animal videos, both this and all the otter kinds.

Lsherm		2013-04-04 09:09:37 PM

John Buck 41: I could watch otter videos all day long.

Seconded. I was amazed that the kid didn't freak out every time his mom dragged him underwater.

My mother tried to teach me to swim the same way, and I smacked the hell out her the first time she tried that. Then I cried and shiat myself. Mr baby otter was much more composed.

No Catchy Nickname		2013-04-04 09:13:00 PM

Damn, that was adorable.

Now I have to go shoot a few tigers to get my masculinity back.

John Buck 41		2013-04-04 09:17:43 PM

Lsherm: John Buck 41: I could watch otter videos all day long.

Seconded. I was amazed that the kid didn't freak out every time his mom dragged him underwater.

My mother tried to teach me to swim the same way

She bit your neck and dragged you underwater?

"F*ckin' A, Mom! WTF?"

So do you like to swim now, or did she ruin it for you?

Gyrfalcon		2013-04-04 09:24:24 PM

John Buck 41: Lsherm: John Buck 41: I could watch otter videos all day long.

Seconded. I was amazed that the kid didn't freak out every time his mom dragged him underwater.

My mother tried to teach me to swim the same way

She bit your neck and dragged you underwater?

"F*ckin' A, Mom! WTF?"

So do you like to swim now, or did she ruin it for you?

Yeah, that would kind of either kill swimming for you forever, or, well, make you into an otter...

Howard M Burgers		2013-04-04 09:28:54 PM

Worst mother ever! Somebody otter take her baby away, or he marten grow up badger.

Lsherm		2013-04-04 09:47:26 PM

Gyrfalcon: John Buck 41: Lsherm: John Buck 41: I could watch otter videos all day long.

Seconded. I was amazed that the kid didn't freak out every time his mom dragged him underwater.

My mother tried to teach me to swim the same way

She bit your neck and dragged you underwater?

"F*ckin' A, Mom! WTF?"

So do you like to swim now, or did she ruin it for you?

Yeah, that would kind of either kill swimming for you forever, or, well, make you into an otter...

Oh, she pushed me underwater plenty of times.

And yeah, I'm 45 years old and I hate swimming. If I hit the beach and the water goes above my head I still do the panic doggy paddle to get to higher ground.

jfarkinB		2013-04-04 09:53:27 PM

Still peeved that, during our first-ever family trip to California, we hit the Monterey Aquarium TWO DAYS before the otter exhibit was scheduled to re-open. :(

doctor wu		2013-04-04 10:14:33 PM

Baby river otters make lovely armrest covers

Lt_Ryan		2013-04-04 10:23:51 PM

A momma otter is a bit rough and it's cute but a college basketball coach does it and outrage? Double Standard.

Shmopee		2013-04-04 10:28:43 PM

Could that dizzy batch have said "actually" any more? It was an endurance test by the two minute mark, I swear...

/Cute otters are cute though, I almost "awww"ed.

LordOfThePings		2013-04-04 10:33:09 PM

jfarkinB: Still peeved that, during our first-ever family trip to California, we hit the Monterey Aquarium TWO DAYS before the otter exhibit was scheduled to re-open. :(

The moose out front didn't tell ya?

corq		2013-04-04 10:50:33 PM

John Buck 41: I could watch otter videos all day long.

I've seen them in the occasional backwater creek (in Florida) and then saw them at the Brevard zoo where they have a pretty awesome space. I never wanted to leave that area...

They seem to take great amusement at people staring at them, and would plunge down into a glass-fronted pool and do extra gymnastics just to rub it in that they were far more muscled, lithe and acrobatic than humans could ever hope to be. I'm pretty sure back in their dens after zoo closing time, they mock us as wide-eyed rubes...

peasants_are_revolting		2013-04-04 11:07:08 PM

Lsherm: John Buck 41: I could watch otter videos all day long.

Seconded. I was amazed that the kid didn't freak out every time his mom dragged him underwater.

My mother tried to teach me to swim the same way, and I smacked the hell out her the first time she tried that. Then I cried and shiat myself. Mr baby otter was much more composed.

Ha, I don't know if Mo The Otter had much choice, especially when she was teaching him to dive. He just barely had enough time to take a tiny breath before she went under again. Cute video!

John Buck 41		2013-04-04 11:09:24 PM

Lsherm: Gyrfalcon: John Buck 41: Lsherm: John Buck 41: I could watch otter videos all day long.

Seconded. I was amazed that the kid didn't freak out every time his mom dragged him underwater.

My mother tried to teach me to swim the same way

She bit your neck and dragged you underwater?

"F*ckin' A, Mom! WTF?"

So do you like to swim now, or did she ruin it for you?

Yeah, that would kind of either kill swimming for you forever, or, well, make you into an otter...

Oh, she pushed me underwater plenty of times.

And yeah, I'm 45 years old and I hate swimming. If I hit the beach and the water goes above my head I still do the panic doggy paddle to get to higher ground.

On the up side, at least you won't drown.

Summercat		2013-04-05 12:42:45 AM

I whole-otterly approve of this ottdorable post.

River otters are awesome. I wish they got more play as the baseline 'otter' than sea otters n.n

Harry_Seldon		2013-04-05 01:55:20 AM

cskrat: I miss Portland.

Me to... I am in Hillsboro.

Harry_Seldon		2013-04-05 01:56:06 AM

Dick Cheney must love this video.

Firethorn		2013-04-05 02:43:44 AM

peasants_are_revolting: Ha, I don't know if Mo The Otter had much choice, especially when she was teaching him to dive. He just barely had enough time to take a tiny breath before she went under again. Cute video!

If otters are anything like cats, grabbing them by the back of the neck like that has a calming effect on them.
However, if you do it right, even human babies often love swimming:

itsfullofstars		2013-04-05 10:50:20 AM

Firethorn: even human babies often love swimming:

They often need some motivation though.

upload.wikimedia.org

The Beatings Will Continue Until Morale Improves		2013-04-05 03:55:34 PM

Firethorn: peasants_are_revolting: Ha, I don't know if Mo The Otter had much choice, especially when she was teaching him to dive. He just barely had enough time to take a tiny breath before she went under again. Cute video!

If otters are anything like cats, grabbing them by the back of the neck like that has a calming effect on them.
However, if you do it right, even human babies often love swimming:

Oddly, human babies have reflexes to hold their breath under water but then they lose it as they get older.

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