Otters
In case the video doesn't load properly: https://imgur.com/gallery/pants-inspector-pVKWJSP EDIT: I guess everything with the word "pants" in it gets automatically flagged as NSFW by imgur ...? It's harmless, I promise. (Not my own video - I just found it on imgur and thought it would be nice to share it here)
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/23517604 > Link to patient profile: https://mmrpatients.org/patient/el2401-female-otter-pup-name-tbd/ > > Patient Record (as of 2024-06-20) > > ``` > Species: Sea Otter > Patient ID: EL2401 > Admitted on: 2024/06/17 > Collection Site: Wikkaninnish Island > Reason for Admission: Maternal separation > Weight at Admission: 2.10 kg > Patient Status: in care > Time in Care: 2 days > Current Habitat: Hospital (Intensive Care) > ``` > > Photos: > >  > >  > >  > >  > > 
Direct Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4nh4gDeDw0
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/15413239 > The sighting shows that the revival of the animal, which was once nearly extirpated from Pennsylvania, continues throughout the region. > > The river otter ogled the camera, posing for an inadvertent selfie on a chilly winter night. The adult critter explored its surroundings for 45 minutes before slipping off into the darkness, ever elusive. > > The unexpected December cameo marked the first known presence of a river otter along the Ridley Creek watershed in Chester County for 100 years, signifying that the revival of the animal, once nearly extirpated from Southeastern Pennsylvania, continues throughout the region. > > “We haven’t caught much else by way of footage, but a homeowner has reported seeing it swim in their pond just few weeks ago, which is a good sign that it’s hanging out in the area,” said Lauren McGrath, director of the watershed protection program for the Willistown Conservation Trust, a nonprofit in Chester County. > > McGrath’s team installed a game camera on private property to monitor beaver on private land near where the trust recently acquired 90 acres of the 218-acre Kirkwood Farm at Plumstock and Providence Roads in Willistown. > > More in link.
cross-posted from: https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/13959906 > Baby otter in the water
Otters
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