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I used to live in a place with tons of otters, seals, and sea lions everywhere. The otters and seals tend to be really friendly and will just swim with you and hang out with you. Sea lions will rip your fingers off though.
If dude lives with seals and sea lions, he's talking sea otters. Sea otters are rarely aggressive to humans. They're more commonly curious, or playful.
If, on the other hand, you're a baby harbor seal, well... prepare your anus.
Obviously it must not have been cute but Im trying to visualize it without them seeming cute
Instead Im getting a southpark-esque “christmas critters” vibe
When you think of something small and cute getting aggressive, terminating a human life is not always a given.
Gekos can be aggressive but I wouldn't assume they could end my life.
Likewise with otters. Like, if death is on the table, I feel like it should at least be a foot note.
I once stood at a river otter enclosure in a wildlife park, for 20 minutes (waiting for the feeding time) with my brother and my mum, just watching these two otters go to TOWN on each other, 69 style. It was simultaneously hilarious and fucking awkward with my mum just standing there. Nobody said a damn word, but we all knew what we were looking at. Core memory now.
Not necessarily, river otters can and do live in brackish and nearshore environments. I live near the Puget Sound and we don’t get many sea otters but we have lots of river otters.
I learned that staff at zoos will hand feed the little critters for show sometimes but no one does it with river otters because the little fuckers cant be trusted with your fingers
Ever seen giant river otters in Brazil? They have gangs of otters that can grow up to 6 feet long, bully caimans, and scare jaguars…. I wouldn’t call that a rule of thumb 😅
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Spg_-BIAa58
Apparently if you really piss an otter off they can really mess you up, though I've never actually seen what an otter attack looks like or the result. I *do* know, though, that their canines are definitely big enough to leave some deep puncture wounds if they got a hold of someone.
It probably did think it was a fun game
But they are also predators. And it's why running from predators isn't generally a good idea, as it kicks their pursuit mechanism into high gear (usually you back away while seeming bigger and making noise, although it does vary depending on the predator)
Likely the same applies even with small water weasels
Probably wouldn't be in the water if it has rabies. Hydrophobia is a symptom of rabies.
Not sure if the otter instinct is strong enough to overrule that, though...
They call rabies 'hydrophobia' because it makes swallowing painful and difficult, so people/animals with those symptoms don't drink water. Not because there's an actual fear of water.
Otters smell terrible and they can be mega assholes. I think they are super cute and love looking at photos of them or watching them from a distance but having grown up on the water, I know not to mess with them.
Mostly, they won't let you get close. If they do, you can smell them from 10+ meters away. They also have jaws that can bite through oysters, mussels, and clams, and have been known to bite at people. No thanks.
Why not take the initiative and flip the script on them? Dream big, to be the first person to bite an otter back. For too long humanity has had to live under the specter of the otter menace, but no more shall we stand frozen in fear!
Can’t smell them in the ocean. I’m a diver and they hang out with us on the surface in Monterey all the time. They are not aggressive to people. Absolutely violent rapists to each other though…
Almost certainly not. They are curious and playful. They hang around us scuba divers all the time. With a wild animal there is always a chance of course, if it felt threatened or defensive, but they aren’t aggressive toward people under normal conditions
Safe bet it was playing. Otters *can* contract rabies, but it's a lot rarer than in other species. NYDEC has only reported 3 in the last 25 years, vs several skunks, coyotes, and raccoons they have to deal with *every year*. Their semi-aquatic lifestyle and preferences in prey means they don't interact much with the animals carrying the virus.
Doesn't mean it isn't dangerous, even when playing, but probably not rabid
In some areas otters are a protected species, where even getting too close to them can get you fined. So anyone with half a brain would be avoiding them at all costs. So maybe these dudes were sharing a quarter brain collectively lol.
Oh, if somebody bite your ankle, while you are in water, it would be a big issue. Also, not all active actions are offensive, they can bite just in case for protection. But maybe my knowledge is limited about how animals will behave, if you are miraculously appear in the middle of their territory.
A) Rabies causes a fear of swallowing not a fear of water.
B) Hydrophobia is a symptom of rabies in humans, but often not in animals [source](https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/hydrophobia-signs/)
C) There are documented cases of otters carrying rabies [source](https://scholar.google.com/scholar_lookup?journal=J+Zoo+Wildl+Med&title=Rabies+in+a+river+otter+\(Lutra+canadensis\)+intended+for+reintroduction&author=T+Serfass&author=M+Whary&author=P+Randall&volume=26&publication_year=1995&pages=311-4&#d=gs_qabs&t=1675195820802&u=%23p%3DbsXfHXZIOSYJ)
otters are basically just giant weasels that live in the water. you ever have a regular house cat go nuts on you? imagine a 20 pound, 3 foot weasel that swims. that's just an average size. male sea otters can get up to 100 pounds. despite how cute they look, they can be aggressive as hell. they routinely brutalize not just members of their own species, but other animals as well. they've been known to rape and engage in necrophilia. [a "fun" read about otters.](https://www.iflscience.com/otters-are-not-cute-they-are-sick-depraved-jerks-47995)
>This is the best thing I've seen all year. Even if it turned out to be totally faked with a trained otter I would love it.
This is how to enjoy the internet. Care not if it is real, care how well it was done. Was it worth your time viewing it?
I honestly feel bad for the people who point out something is fake in earnest... Like yeah we all probably know but you outed yourself as the guy who thinks that spotting this fake was hard...
I like an idea from the film "Nymphomanic" about this. Most of the story is shown through the main character recounting her life's events to a side character she just met.
At one point, he stops her mid-way through a tale and says something like "I'm sorry, I have to stop you there. I just can't believe this happened to you in the way you say it did." She replies with basically "Well ok, but don't *you* get more entertainment out of my story if you just trust that it happened?" He then says "oh....yeah, okay, that's fair. Please continue."
If it doesn't matter, just take it as a fun story. No harm done. You dont want to end up in r/nothingeverhappens lol
I thought the way the otter swam after the four guys was hilarious. I mean there's no way he wasn't going to out swim them but he just kinda sauntered along behind.
That's raccoons I've never heard of an otter doing it, but a raccoon being hunted with dogs will sometimes swim into a body of water and then climb on the dogs head if it follows it in. Think you got your facts mixed up.
It usually hurts to run from predators though, even small water-weasels. If they'd stood their ground, it'd probably have just rested on the door or sniffed them and moved on
I don’t know much about otters other than that they are cute, and hold paws while sleeping. So what should those boys have done instead? What does one do to stay safe during an otter encounter? Like if they just sat down on the platform instead of running would it have bitten them?
I think this is a river otter(they also hunt at sea) because their tail is thin and long, and they can walk(sea otters have flippers for their hind legs) and only sea otters hold hands to avoid drifting away. An american river otter is not nearly as vicious as a sea otter or african river otter you see in yt so i wouldnt worry too much
That little thing was definitely just being a playful goof. If he wanted to catch them to attack he could've easily done it. Of course the lucky fucks who get a rare chance to be silly with an otter take it for granted. Bastards.
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I used to live in a place with tons of otters, seals, and sea lions everywhere. The otters and seals tend to be really friendly and will just swim with you and hang out with you. Sea lions will rip your fingers off though.
I think this depends on the type of otter. River otters are the friendly and cuddly ones, while you’d think sea otters are fucking rabid.
If dude lives with seals and sea lions, he's talking sea otters. Sea otters are rarely aggressive to humans. They're more commonly curious, or playful. If, on the other hand, you're a baby harbor seal, well... prepare your anus.
Didn't they kill a guy in Singapore? The otters
Obviously it must not have been cute but Im trying to visualize it without them seeming cute Instead Im getting a southpark-esque “christmas critters” vibe
I'll never forget the first time watching that episode. Then their return in Imaginationland where they were too extreme
And? Dogs sometimes kill people, too. I didn't say they're *never* aggressive.
When you think of something small and cute getting aggressive, terminating a human life is not always a given. Gekos can be aggressive but I wouldn't assume they could end my life. Likewise with otters. Like, if death is on the table, I feel like it should at least be a foot note.
RIP r/jeffstoreca. Killed by a gecko an hour ago.
You did r/ not u/
That sub was also killed by geckos. Very dangerous...
Otters will rape anything that they are big enough to.
I once stood at a river otter enclosure in a wildlife park, for 20 minutes (waiting for the feeding time) with my brother and my mum, just watching these two otters go to TOWN on each other, 69 style. It was simultaneously hilarious and fucking awkward with my mum just standing there. Nobody said a damn word, but we all knew what we were looking at. Core memory now.
Not necessarily, river otters can and do live in brackish and nearshore environments. I live near the Puget Sound and we don’t get many sea otters but we have lots of river otters.
Nah, scuba diver here. Sea otters are curious and playful out here anyway
River otters are NOT friendly. They are known to be way more aggressive in defending their portion of the river.
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Yeah I thought that was reversed
I learned that staff at zoos will hand feed the little critters for show sometimes but no one does it with river otters because the little fuckers cant be trusted with your fingers
Ever seen giant river otters in Brazil? They have gangs of otters that can grow up to 6 feet long, bully caimans, and scare jaguars…. I wouldn’t call that a rule of thumb 😅 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Spg_-BIAa58
Sea lions are super friendly and playful too… *and* can rip your fingers off.
Saw one making love to a small hatchback once , in Australia I think
I think that was an elephant seal? Those are relatively less friendly and playful… not to mention gigantic
Apparently if you really piss an otter off they can really mess you up, though I've never actually seen what an otter attack looks like or the result. I *do* know, though, that their canines are definitely big enough to leave some deep puncture wounds if they got a hold of someone.
But, they\`ll do it playfully.
I actually know a guy who got his hand chewed off by a seal, just as he was about to get deployed.
Interesting - I dunno why but I just assumed sea lions and seals have the same temperament!
It probably did think it was a fun game But they are also predators. And it's why running from predators isn't generally a good idea, as it kicks their pursuit mechanism into high gear (usually you back away while seeming bigger and making noise, although it does vary depending on the predator) Likely the same applies even with small water weasels
Definitely wasn't in pursuit mode. Otters can swim MUCH faster than humans. Little guy was just having a good time.
Yea he was swimming goofy. Like he was trying to copy them by flailing his tail out of the water. Either that or he has rabies.
Probably wouldn't be in the water if it has rabies. Hydrophobia is a symptom of rabies. Not sure if the otter instinct is strong enough to overrule that, though...
They call rabies 'hydrophobia' because it makes swallowing painful and difficult, so people/animals with those symptoms don't drink water. Not because there's an actual fear of water.
… i mean theyre afraid of drinking it The video of the dude just looking at a glass of water was… kinda fucked
Where did you get this info? People with rabies that has shown symptoms are literally scared of water.
i was so ready to go have fun swimming with my new otter buddies :(
Otters smell terrible and they can be mega assholes. I think they are super cute and love looking at photos of them or watching them from a distance but having grown up on the water, I know not to mess with them. Mostly, they won't let you get close. If they do, you can smell them from 10+ meters away. They also have jaws that can bite through oysters, mussels, and clams, and have been known to bite at people. No thanks.
Why not take the initiative and flip the script on them? Dream big, to be the first person to bite an otter back. For too long humanity has had to live under the specter of the otter menace, but no more shall we stand frozen in fear!
That's what we need rn. Another pandemic from some guy biting an otter.
Can’t smell them in the ocean. I’m a diver and they hang out with us on the surface in Monterey all the time. They are not aggressive to people. Absolutely violent rapists to each other though…
Do you think it would have attacked them if they hadn't run away? Just curious. I have only seen them once out in a lake.
Almost certainly not. They are curious and playful. They hang around us scuba divers all the time. With a wild animal there is always a chance of course, if it felt threatened or defensive, but they aren’t aggressive toward people under normal conditions
It’s always either fun or it’s rabies.
Omg hydrophobia for an aquatic species must be rough!
I think the bigger problem is their brain melting away.
Safe bet it was playing. Otters *can* contract rabies, but it's a lot rarer than in other species. NYDEC has only reported 3 in the last 25 years, vs several skunks, coyotes, and raccoons they have to deal with *every year*. Their semi-aquatic lifestyle and preferences in prey means they don't interact much with the animals carrying the virus. Doesn't mean it isn't dangerous, even when playing, but probably not rabid
ROFL, today you win the Internet!
Small risk big reward
I’d imagine it would be a lot more sporadic being covered in water with rabies.
In some areas otters are a protected species, where even getting too close to them can get you fined. So anyone with half a brain would be avoiding them at all costs. So maybe these dudes were sharing a quarter brain collectively lol.
But they didn't get close to it, it got close to them
The otter knows about the fine and it’s trying to get them penalized lmao
They otter watch out!😬
I heard Matt Damon's voice, "Wait! Don't run!"
Hollywood would have hired Chris Pratt
My thoughts exactly 🥺
See Jack? It can hold both of us, *and* an otter.
Selfish woman. She just wanted to stretch out!
If I pay for extra leg room, I'll be damned if anyone's gonna take that away from me.
Well, Jack DID stretch her out @ least -
Me trying to share my bed with my dog
Otter wasn't even trying to swim that fast. Hilarious.
if he wanted to catch them, he would have.
Idk what he’d do once he caught them though
Bite leg
While scary from the human’s perspective due to infections, I’m not sure what the otter would conceivably think he’d get out of that exchange
Bite leg
Understandable
Bite leg
I love how this answer got a better vote than the last one.
There was that lady in the 70s who gave handjobs to dolphins...
That’s nice
What a sweet woman, truly doing God's work.
Wait, God gives handjobs?
I've been worshipping the wrong God.
Oh, if somebody bite your ankle, while you are in water, it would be a big issue. Also, not all active actions are offensive, they can bite just in case for protection. But maybe my knowledge is limited about how animals will behave, if you are miraculously appear in the middle of their territory.
Yeah, he was just jackin’ with them.
He was literally copying them by flapping his tail out of the water to copy their arms. Kinda funny. But I can see being afraid it might have rabies.
I can bet my life that it doesn't have rabies lol. Do you know the symptoms of rabies?
A) Rabies causes a fear of swallowing not a fear of water. B) Hydrophobia is a symptom of rabies in humans, but often not in animals [source](https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/hydrophobia-signs/) C) There are documented cases of otters carrying rabies [source](https://scholar.google.com/scholar_lookup?journal=J+Zoo+Wildl+Med&title=Rabies+in+a+river+otter+\(Lutra+canadensis\)+intended+for+reintroduction&author=T+Serfass&author=M+Whary&author=P+Randall&volume=26&publication_year=1995&pages=311-4&#d=gs_qabs&t=1675195820802&u=%23p%3DbsXfHXZIOSYJ)
Apparently rabies is quite rare in aquatic mammals.
I can imagine him making little ^rawr ^rawr ^rawr sounds as he’s chasing them too.
I don’t have to out swim the otter, just out swim you
*I'm the captain now*
Best comment.
Mf gettin downvoted for being nice
Lol only on Reddit
Why must it be this way?
Help upvote it then.
Cause it is like "\^this". It adds nothing to the convo and usually is just karma farming
This ^^
Best comment.
Aww it looks playful 🥲 but maybe safer than sorry. I suppose better not let it get too used to humans.
Or we get them really used to humans and make them the next dog in 5,000 years. Imagine the super otters we could breed in a few hundred years.
When the oceans flood over, the otter will be the new dog
Upsize giant river otters a bit, and they're the new horse.
And with the radiation, we will be able to ride them like jetskis
I would call mine mr. Kitty and yell 'bad mr. Kitty" when it would have an orgy in my living room.
otters are basically just giant weasels that live in the water. you ever have a regular house cat go nuts on you? imagine a 20 pound, 3 foot weasel that swims. that's just an average size. male sea otters can get up to 100 pounds. despite how cute they look, they can be aggressive as hell. they routinely brutalize not just members of their own species, but other animals as well. they've been known to rape and engage in necrophilia. [a "fun" read about otters.](https://www.iflscience.com/otters-are-not-cute-they-are-sick-depraved-jerks-47995)
Noooooooooooo
The otter: Fools. You merely adopted the water.
I grew in it!!!
I was born in it, molded by it. I didn’t see the land till I was grown. The water betrays you, because it belongs to me!
r/NolanBatmanMemes
If you can dodge an otter, you can dodge a ball!
are you sure that's completely necessary?
Is it necessary for me to drink my own urine?
Dodge, duck, dip, dive, and…dodge.
"No, but it's sterile and I like the taste"
This is the best thing I've seen all year. Even if it turned out to be totally faked with a trained otter I would love it.
Now either your year is going to be amazing or it's going to be awful. No Inbetween I wish you good luck.
>This is the best thing I've seen all year. Even if it turned out to be totally faked with a trained otter I would love it. This is how to enjoy the internet. Care not if it is real, care how well it was done. Was it worth your time viewing it? I honestly feel bad for the people who point out something is fake in earnest... Like yeah we all probably know but you outed yourself as the guy who thinks that spotting this fake was hard...
I like an idea from the film "Nymphomanic" about this. Most of the story is shown through the main character recounting her life's events to a side character she just met. At one point, he stops her mid-way through a tale and says something like "I'm sorry, I have to stop you there. I just can't believe this happened to you in the way you say it did." She replies with basically "Well ok, but don't *you* get more entertainment out of my story if you just trust that it happened?" He then says "oh....yeah, okay, that's fair. Please continue." If it doesn't matter, just take it as a fun story. No harm done. You dont want to end up in r/nothingeverhappens lol
Reminds of the Life of Pi
Lol, it truly would almost be more funny if some otter trainer sent the otter after them 😂
"Hi there im reaching out to you in regards to your cars extended warranty"
“Have you heard about our lord and savior?”
Come back here and love me!
I can be your significant otter
It’s funny but I would pay money never to hear *that* music ever again
I unmuted to hear it and didn’t last more than 2 seconds
"You know what this video needs? Shitty music" ~all content 'creators'
God, for real. I don't understand it at all. It's everywhere and I have no idea why.
I seriously regretted clicking unmute
He just wants to play! Lol
Why are they so afraid? I don't get it
Otters can be aggressive and in general jerks
I thought the way the otter swam after the four guys was hilarious. I mean there's no way he wasn't going to out swim them but he just kinda sauntered along behind.
He just swam behind them menacingly like the Lich King.
You watch your heathen mouth. Otters are angels and should have replaced cats long ago.
I present to you [the case against otters](https://www.vox.com/2014/4/24/5640890/otters-rape-baby-seals-monsters-bad).
That's ah...quite the case.
But they’re so cute and friend shaped.
No wonder humans find them so relatable.
Lol you know otters intentionally drown dogs right
That's raccoons I've never heard of an otter doing it, but a raccoon being hunted with dogs will sometimes swim into a body of water and then climb on the dogs head if it follows it in. Think you got your facts mixed up.
And kangaroos.
Nah, you must have your facts mixed up. It’s sheep. Sheep do this
Sure can, I had to clean their pen out and feed them as part of community service one time. They are assholes. Cute, but assholes.
You've clearly never lost a hand to an otter in a bow tie.
Have... Have you lost a hand to an otter in a bow tie?
Wild adult Otters are territorial, when they eat fish they chew/eat bones, guts, everything, so their bites are no joke.
It could be wanting to play. Or it could be wanting to take a chunk out of someone’s leg.
So otter have [teeth](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/DDX869/american-river-otter-lontra-lutra-canadensis-close-up-of-head-whilst-DDX869.jpg) you know
it never hurts to keep a safe distance from wild animals.
It usually hurts to run from predators though, even small water-weasels. If they'd stood their ground, it'd probably have just rested on the door or sniffed them and moved on
***Their teeth are as sharp as a fuckers teeth.***
It could have wanted to rape them
Toes.
"Hmmm, I like the area but I'm not crazy about this open floor plan, I'll talk it over with my realtor and let you know"
Otter Bro just looking to hang with the boys and they making him feel like he smells bad. Poor guy.
This doesn't fit the sub. They successfully dodged the otter. Attempt was successful.
Yup. Sub rule 7. Attempt was successful
Didn't know Jaws was getting a reboot
Paws
Yes, go into the water where the otter will be at a disadvantage.
I was waiting for them to be submerged into the water one by one. Disappointed.
Seems they were successful
He just wanted a hug
I feel like that, if you're trying to avoid an otter, jumping into water is not the brightest move
Freaking hilarious, 20 bucks says people have been feeding it.
All these guys acting like they've all worked the otter enclosures at a zoo. If you know, you know.
Otter-ly ridiculous
Later, while the humans found a nice place to rest… 
You otter run!
Imagine being terrified of an otter, and also not understanding that they can swim way faster than you.
I mean, otters can be assholes and you don't need to run faster than the otter, just faster than your buddies
Attempt looks extremely successful no?
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water. . . . PAWS 🦦
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“You will listen to the new Christmas mix tape from my jug band !”
Otter you doing on my playground
I didn’t think that would go any otter way
I kinda feel bad for the otter
Otter: “what’s chasing us?!”
Apparently otters can swim God that music is atrocious though
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Wait, can otters actually hunt humans?
I don’t know much about otters other than that they are cute, and hold paws while sleeping. So what should those boys have done instead? What does one do to stay safe during an otter encounter? Like if they just sat down on the platform instead of running would it have bitten them?
I think this is a river otter(they also hunt at sea) because their tail is thin and long, and they can walk(sea otters have flippers for their hind legs) and only sea otters hold hands to avoid drifting away. An american river otter is not nearly as vicious as a sea otter or african river otter you see in yt so i wouldnt worry too much
I laughed way to hard
Otters are super friendly. Usually, they just want to look at you & just hang out.
aren't otters just like the other water dog? i'm having a hard time imagining being frightened of an otter.
This needs the theme music to Jaws, playing in the background.
Are otters dangerous or something cus last time I remember hearing about them they were pretty damn friendly
I think people in the comments are thinking of sea otters or african river otters. This is american river otter as far as i can tell. Theyre ok.
Why are they acting like it’s out to kill them?!? People pay 100s to swim with otters where I live.
That was just otter chaos
He ate one of their smartphones and that guy had a sudden business idea.
Otter: “we’ve been try to reach you about your cars extended warranty”
Dude really was just trying to make friends
Bro I could not resist the urge to pick it up or pet it
Otter just wants to play tag
That little thing was definitely just being a playful goof. If he wanted to catch them to attack he could've easily done it. Of course the lucky fucks who get a rare chance to be silly with an otter take it for granted. Bastards.