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This is the cutest thing you'll see all day - otter pup being taught to swim. (Original Post) The Velveteen Ocelot May 2012 OP
I did not know that! Amazing, thanks for posting. Scuba May 2012 #1
Funny, that's exactly how I taught my kids to swim! bluesbassman May 2012 #2
Me too...I was dragged into the middle of the sea angstlessk May 2012 #6
But did he drag you into the water by holding your leg in his teeth? The Velveteen Ocelot May 2012 #7
awww that is just too cute silentwarrior May 2012 #3
quote from the momma otter: zbdent May 2012 #4
Absolutely the cutest thing I've seen all day... Rhiannon12866 May 2012 #5
This had me LOLing, Ocelot! When she grabs Surya Gayatri May 2012 #8
I laughed at how she just shoved the little ones head under water. alphafemale May 2012 #9
Orphaned Sea Otter pup rescued from Alaska! yortsed snacilbuper May 2012 #10

bluesbassman

(19,310 posts)
2. Funny, that's exactly how I taught my kids to swim!
Sun May 27, 2012, 09:18 PM
May 2012

Well, except for the carrying them by the scruff of the neck part, and the yanking them into the water by the leg thing, and the pushing their heads under the water bit. Come to think of it, I taught them in an entirely different fashion.

Cute video, thanks for posting it. I really enjoy otters. I used to live in the Monterey area, and it was great to see them playing in the bay.

angstlessk

(11,862 posts)
6. Me too...I was dragged into the middle of the sea
Sun May 27, 2012, 10:29 PM
May 2012

well, maybe 10 feet off shore..and made to lie face down...and flail and kick..of course it was my father holding me above the water and directing me how to swim...but I can make it sound like child endangerment or abuse...

zbdent

(35,392 posts)
4. quote from the momma otter:
Sun May 27, 2012, 10:00 PM
May 2012

"That's the story I'm sticking with ... I was NOT trying to drown them ... the bastards ..."

 

alphafemale

(18,497 posts)
9. I laughed at how she just shoved the little ones head under water.
Mon May 28, 2012, 06:50 AM
May 2012

No subtleties of teaching the "motorboat" in otterdom I guess.

yortsed snacilbuper

(7,939 posts)
10. Orphaned Sea Otter pup rescued from Alaska!
Mon May 28, 2012, 03:58 PM
May 2012

Creature Feature: Sea Otter pup
Video:
Welcome back to "Creature Feature," our summer video series on animals and birds at the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium , the National Aviary and other animal facilities. First up: The zoo's river otter. (Video by Andrew Rush; 5/28/2012)
http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1395884386001?bckey=AQ~~,AAABAWGN-5E~,qpDkffrm8g8rcS_b3jks-IYPh3lbvXcx&bclid=1111546818001&bctid=1655231331001

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