Otters

[04FXSTS]

Yesterday evening we were getting things ready for a cookout/wiener roast at our river lot and saw a family of otters. About 4PM and they were heading out from under the bridge at Eugene over the Vermillion River. They headed downstream on the bank. Five or six of them, all black and pretty, first time I ever saw otters that close about 30 feet. Jim.

 

[deo62]

We have a few up here. Look like aquatic Rottweilers

 

[COOPADUP]

That is very cool. Good to see them coming back.

 

[OneBadV8]

We’ve got them in our rivers.

 

[Michigan Slim]

I'm not a guy that uses the word 'cute' a lot. But damn their cute!

 

[Frosty]

I'm not a guy that uses the word 'cute' a lot. But damn their cute!

The do look pretty cute and snuggly, although I imagine trying to snuggle an otter might be a bad idea…

 

[Timjoebillybob]

The do look pretty cute and snuggly, although I imagine trying to snuggle an otter might be a bad idea…

 

[DoggyDaddy]

That used to be @BehindBlueI's sig line IIRC!

 

[Timjoebillybob]

That used to be @BehindBlueI's sig line IIRC!

I believe you are correct.

 

[BehindBlueI's]

That used to be @BehindBlueI's sig line IIRC!

Yup.

It was originally from what I assume is the Texas School for Special Needs 5.11 Shorts Wearers:

 

[MinuteManMike]

My favorite is a YouTube video of an otter eating what looked to be dog food. Someone posted a comment: "Dude, your dog is retarded."

 

[yetti462]

They will clean a pond out of fish. I know several guys whose ponds are void of fish due to otter infestation.

 

[CindyE]

They will clean a pond out of fish. I know several guys whose ponds are void of fish due to otter infestation.

yep, some people hate them for that reason. They are cute other than that. I saw a mom and pup playing on the ice on the river a few years back. Very cool.

 

[tcecil88]

A few years ago I was taking my son squirrel hunting on the back part of our property. We have Sprinkle creek that runs through the property that is dry or a trickle alot but has pools that are there year round. When we're getting ready to cross I saw a family of 4 otters wandering down the creek bed. My son got to see them too. They were headed west toward Oil creek that has water year round.

 

[BigBoxaJunk]

If you've ever seen otter poop, it's like 90% crunched up crawdad shells. I always remember thinking "how does that not hurt coming out"

 

[2A-Hoosier23]

When I was a freshman in HS I saw a dude walking an otter on a leash through Bass Pro in Clarksville