My theory is that otters have hacked the Wikipedia page in an attempt to erase the photo proof so that no one sees it and wants to steal their special rock!

Also, I wanna share these LOOOK

a happy otter holding a rock

a happy otter laying on its back holding a few rocks

[–] trolske@feddit.org 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Ok, I'm here to start a fight!
I reject the notion of "non-sea otters"! Enhydra are the weirdos among the Lutrinae, and the default assumption of otter should be Lutra, Lontra, Aonyx etc.

[–] TehPers@beehaw.org 2 points 4 days ago

Where I am, we have tons of river otters. We see them rarely even just when looking out our window. They're far more "normal" here than sea otters. If anything, I'd be concerned if I saw a sea otter over here.

I don't know if I'd say one or the other is weird, though.

[–] wyldrstallyns@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

I always upvote otters, and their Lutrinae kin! 🥰

(Yes, that's me on the right. 😋)

[–] svcg@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 4 days ago

Any otter fans in the south of England should consider visiting the British Wildlife Centre. I never would have imagined that they would be capable of eating that amount of fish.

[–] Ertain@feddit.online 2 points 5 days ago

Yep, that's about right (and I have first-hand knowledge of this).

[–] socsa@piefed.social 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

But do the otters then become emotionally bonded to the rock, such that even when offered an objectively better rock, they often value the sentimental above the practical?

[–] Zoop@beehaw.org 2 points 5 days ago

I'm no expert (not even close,) but from what I understood of what I had read about them, it sounds like they do. I can be the same haha