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L Conlon's avatar

omg.....i'm losing it at Artificial Intelligence is no match for Natural Stupidity!!! lololololol

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Louise Tilbrook ✨'s avatar

Steve the Otter is very wise

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Betsy B.'s avatar

Louise, THANK YOU! Thank you for bringing sea otters to the attention of so many people! My husband has a nonprofit organization called the Elakha Alliance. The Alliance is dedicated to returning sea otters to the Oregon coastal sea. If you want to learn more than you ever imagined was known about these magnificent creatures, please visit the website elakhaalliance.org.

Sea otters have no fat or blubber like seals, sea lions or whales, just to name a few. To keep themselves warm they must groom themselves continually. Their secret is in their fur: there are a MILLION hairs per square inch on their bodies! Square Inch!!!

Sea otter’s range once was from Japan up and across the Bering Sea then down the North American coast line to Baja California! They occur only in the Pacific Ocean. But they were hunted almost to extinction in the 1800s because of their luxurious coats. They have populations currently in Alaska, Vancouver Island; off British Columbia, Canada; the Puget Sound around Seattle, Washington; and Monterrey Bay in California.

The Elakha Alliance is working diligently to bring the sea otters back to Oregon for many reasons that you will learn about by going to the website. It’s packed with terrific videos, too!

Enjoy yourself watching the videos and learn a lot of great information, too!

Thank you so much for bringing sea otters to the attention of so many of your followers!

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Louise Tilbrook ✨'s avatar

Oh my goodness, thank you for this. Another otter fact to add to my collection 🧡

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Ana Torradinhas's avatar

This is the information I didn't know I needed, Louise! Thank you! ❤❤❤

(And love all the puns. Funny fact: "puns" is "farts" in Portuguese. 😅🤣)

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Louise Tilbrook ✨'s avatar

Oh, that's fantastic. I love that 🤣🧡

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Rosie Meleady's avatar

Otters have pockets and gift each other pebbles? You have just made me love them all the more, and made my day.

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Suze's avatar

I ❤️ Steve 🦦

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Janey Thompson's avatar

Oh, my favourite post of the month! 💙💙💙

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Deborah's avatar

Well, Undercover Otter (https://undercoverotter.com/) is definitely craft-related as it's a hand-dyed yarn brand from Amsterdam (I think, at least they're from the Netherlands). I love their yarn. :) Definitely worth looking into.

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Louise Tilbrook ✨'s avatar

Oh goodness yes, thanks for the reminder.

Maybe I need to do an otter related “Five on Friday” post

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Libby's avatar

You reminded me of something I learned today. The binturong's (aka bearcat) pee smells of popcorn.

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Louise Tilbrook ✨'s avatar

Every day's a school day 🤣🤣

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Sandra Paul's avatar

Oh my word, so adorable. I am definitely going to be channeling otter from now on.

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Laura Reichhardt's avatar

When my daughter was 2 she would take forever to go anywhere because she was always looking for pebbles, and would sleep with her hand tangled in my hair (I am her security blanket- not great for the neck, but it does make you really feel loved).

I think I may start calling her my little otter

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Louise Tilbrook ✨'s avatar

Aww, that's so lovely

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Eva Lydon 🌺's avatar

"Just appreciating their pebble" - That is so cute!! 🥰 We have much to learn from the otter! 🦦😆

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Louise Tilbrook ✨'s avatar

We really do. They are just the best creatures

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Eva Lydon 🌺's avatar

Omg! Now way... Louise, I love this! 🥰🤣🥰

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Katie Letourneau's avatar

As I was reading this I thought to myself: I wonder if Louise has seen In Otter News. Then popped up Steve 😂

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Louise Tilbrook ✨'s avatar

Steve is my life guru 🤣

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Louise Tilbrook ✨'s avatar

Oh wow, those cheeky otters

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