How old were you when you found out otters have pockets?

[Nevilledog]

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[Binkie The Clown]

1. I remember that day well. Probably because today is that day. I am 76 years old. nt

[Raven]

12. My memory is as good as yours...I'm 75. :-)

[wendyb-NC]

2. Uh um, 67

[Rorey]

3. Same here

I had no idea

[dweller]

6. 67 here also

and today we know

✌🏻

[rsdsharp]

7. 67, too. I'm detecting a trend.

Perhaps an educational failure in the 60s has been uncovered.

[yonder]

10. Throwing my hat into the 67 ring also.

What a coinkydink.

[MuseRider]

15. I will be 67 in December!

I like this.

[mercuryblues]

4. Today years old.

[33taw]

5. Today

[Fla Dem]

8. How old am I today? Hmmmm.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

9. I am 55 just learned

Otters have pockets.

I got a lot of leftover skin after losing a lot of weight wonder if I could get a pocket made out of it when or if I get surgery to remove it..

Lol just kidding. But it would be kinda cool.

[Ocelot II]

18. You could be a marsupial!

[ms liberty]

11. I am today years old. n/t

[Corgigal]

13. Also today.

Got to do the math, be back…

[Staph]

14. Apparently,

this is one of those things that one naturally learns at the age of 67!

Me, too!

[exboyfil]

16. 58 and I just learned it from this post

Another thing I didn't know about otters is that the South America river otters are some bad dudes and not be messed with.

[Ocelot II]

17. About the same age I am now...

[Iggo]

19. 60.

[pfitz59]

20. 62

today

[Vinca]

22. Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday, Happy Birthday,

Happy Birthday to you!

[Vinca]

21. 72. That's so interesting. Smart otter, too.

[beemerphill]

23. 71

This is the first time I heard about this too. Thanks for telling us.

[sakabatou]

24. I don't remember

Before today, maybe?

[Annie Moosee]

25. well, gosh darn,

54 years and one day. That is freaking precious.

And that makes sense. I recall hearing or seeing an otter holding a rock, using it to break open a shellfish. I just assumed the rock simply stayed there. But having a bit of a pocket makes so much sense!

And it raises so many questions, too....

[Brother Buzz]

26. I knew about tools and armpits from the fifties - Tap, tap, tap

I only learned about the skin flap pocket thingy recently.

Here's the sea otter factoid for the day: Because the pocket is on the left side, sea otters are predominantly right-handed.