World Otter Day was Wednesday

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Oriental small-clawed otter Lara, Misaki Park, Misaki, Japan
Beginners Blog Otter

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Giant river otters, Los Angeles Zoo, Los Angeles, California, USA. Video is forty-one seconds

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Eighteen-year-old sea otter Lootas enjoys her birthday cake, Seattle Aquarium, Seattle, Washington, USA
Seattle Aquarium Twitter

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Female European otter on a mission, British Wildlife Centre, Lingfield, England
Photo by Mark Bridger

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Rescued sea otter pup 681, Shedd Aquarium, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Photo by Brenna Hernandez
Orphaned Baby Otter Settles into New Home in Chicago (story and more photos)

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Giant otter pups, Los Angeles Zoo, Los Angeles, California, USA
Photo by Tad Motoyama
L.A. Zoo Baby Boom Kicked Off With Rare Otter Pups (story and more pics)

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European otter scores a crab, Shetland Islands
Photo by Charlie Hamilton James
The Sultans of Streams (more of his Shetland otter photos)

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A raft of resting sea otters, Moss Landing, California, USA
Photo by Julia Held

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Naia, a female orphaned African clawless otter pup, Tikki Hywood Trust, Zimbabwe
More pics

When Naia was first rescued, she’d been attacked by a pack of dogs and her hindquarters were paralyzed. But she made a full recovery.

Naia’s first swim in the big pool at Tikki Hywood Trust. Video is one minute, four seconds

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Otter goes for a spin, San Diego Zoo, San Diego, California, USA
Photo by Patty Avritt

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The African clawless otter goes round and round, Noichi Zoological Park, Japan
Otter Swamp Blog (pics and a video)

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Otters having it out, Gembira Loka Zoological Gardens, Java, Indonesia
Photo by Monica Anantyowati
Why I otter…Rivals battle it out in a river in a war over food and territory (story and more photos)

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Male North American river otter, Virginia Living Museum
Photo by Lisa Wright
You Otter Be in Pictures 2 (more photos)

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Surrogate mother sea otter Toola shows her adopted pup 501 how it’s done, Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey, California, USA. From the PBS documentary series Nature, episode “Saving Otter 501”
Fall In Love With Baby Sea Otter 501 (story, more GIFs, pics and video)

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Oriental small-clawed otter Reakyara, Misaki Park, Misaki, Japan
Beginners Blog Otter

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Amazing Animal Babies--Sea Otters. Video is two minutes, thirty-eight seconds

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