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Windows in an Otter Reality Anonymous 07/11/19 (Thu) 02:33:54 No.877

Otters offer a window into a magical world completely unlike our own.

If you are lucky enough to have been blessed by an otter encounter, please share your mystical mustelid adventures here so others can get a glimmer of the gifts otters have bestowed upon us. How did your otter encounter change your life? What wisdom or new capacity for emotion did you gain from otter? How does otter make you feel?

All personal otter stories welcome here.

And remember:

You are otterly loved!

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Anonymous 07/11/19 (Thu) 03:24:26 No.878

My first wild otter encounter:

I was 6 years old, visiting a family friend in Cornwall. She lived right on a river bank, with big french windows that opened onto the dock. The other side of the river was dense, wild forest.

One morning, I woke up very early, before anyone else was awake. I crept downstairs quietly so I didn't wake anyone, and I lay down by the windows to watch the river as the day was dawning.

After some time enjoying the peaceful riverside dawn, I noticed a flash of brown bobbing in the water. At first I thought it was a log, but as I watched it moved closer and closer to me. As it approached my bank of the river I realised it was the head of an otter!

The otter bobbed its way through the water all the way to my side, and climbed out of onto the dock just a few feet from where I lay.

I was so excited to be this close to an otter that I almost called out to wake my Mum and our friends, but I didn't want to scare the otter away so I stayed perfectly still and silent. I watched in awe as the otter came towards me on its way along the dock. It walked right past me, just 6 inches from my face on the other side of the glass. I held my breath, hoping it wouldn't notice me and run away.

But the otter carried right on past me, down to where kids had been crabfishing from the dock the previous day. I guess they'd left some crabs in a bucket maybe, because otter seemed to find itself some tasty, crunchy snacks. After satisfying its appetite, or maybe exhausting the free food supply, otter came back along the dock, this time passing even closer, swishing its sleek fur against the glass. Then splash into the water, and the glossy brown head dipping away from me in the clear dawn light. Back towards those mysterious, wild woods, where I lost sight of it.

I've never forgotten the window into wonder that otter gave me. The spaciousness and clarity of the morning. The rhythm of life splashing onward in its beautiful, endless way. The harmony of all that is. The silent symphony of bliss that is our planet, at peace.

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Anonymous 07/11/19 (Thu) 13:31:20 No.884

Unfortunately I haven't seen otters in the wild yet, but I sure hope to one day. Usually I see Asian small clawed otters in zoos. I spend most of my time there when I visit zoos. If there was a zoo with only otters I would definitely visit it. The more otters the better.

I have seen weasels in the wild though. Those times were pretty marvelous too. I've seen them on the path between my home town and my work place. The first time I saw two weasels fighting with each other. They didn't seem to notice me until I came quite close and subsequently they ran off to the bushes. I stopped and watched them for a while. They were standing straight up and looked at me. The second time I saw a weasel, it was dark and the weasel crossed my path with a prey in its mouth.

This September I'm going to Hokkaido and I really hope to see wild sea otters near the shore. I'm also thinking of spending a weekend in Flevoland since I believe there are wild otters there.

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Anonymous 07/11/19 (Thu) 17:19:17 No.889

>>884

>The first time I saw two weasels fighting with each other.

A weasel battle! Epic!

My cat once had a stand off with a weasel over a mouse. It was quite the drawn-out strategy game. Can't quite remember who won, but the mouse DEFINITELY lost. Very fun to watch 2 predators trying their wits against each other.

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Anonymous 08/04/19 (Sun) 20:27:49 No.961

>>878

My brother, that sounds like such a blessing… I hope one day I will experience the same magic, if God is willing.

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Anonymous 01/23/20 (Thu) 00:14:36 No.1045

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The first time I encountered an otter in the wild was actually the first time I went out to look for them. It was in the winter of last year, and I had expected to maybe find some spraint or tracks if anything. On my mission I waded through a muddy river that flowed beside a village surrounded by fields. There were no sounds except for a few singing birds and cars passing by. At this point there was a tree in front of me, and I was figuring out how to wade past it without sinking too deep. It was a cold, cloudy day, my legs hurt from walking and I was tired; but I immediately forgot all of this when I heard a Splash! from the other side of the river, and saw a suspicious trail of bubbles rising to the surface coming toward me. At this point I quickly grabbed my camera phone out of my pocket, with no time to lose. My heart began to beat faster, I felt the hairs standing up on my neck as my knees started feeling weak from the excitement of what was now before me. Indeed, I was blessed by the Lord Almighty with an otter emerging from the water only a few steps infront of me! This was especially unusual as they are normally nocturnal and avoid people.

The first thing I felt from the otter was awe and surprise, as I felt so lucky to see the elusive animal. This feeling gave way to one of absolute peace. Even if it appeared only for a short moment, and then vanished again beneath the water, the otter beautified and invigorated the river by its mere presence as if I had caught a glimpse into the Garden of Eden. The cold and the tiredness remained forgotten as I spent the rest of the day in complete contentment. Nothing could have taken away the joy that I felt from seeing this otter. Even had the worst calamity struck me right afterwards, I would have remained happy.

Pic related, it's the best shot I managed to get.

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Anonymous 02/01/20 (Sat) 13:32:12 No.1046

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I still haven't seen otters in the wild but I've had some pretty unusual experiences last summer.

In August I spent a weekend in Flevoland, in the Netherlands, and visited a nature park with otters in it. I believe it's a kind of animal sanctuary. They take care of injured wildlife and build ecoducts to enable wildlife to safely get to the other side of the road.

In September I went to Japan. It was a group trip through Honshu and Hokkaido. I was really hoping to see some sea otters on the Hokkaido coast but unfortunately we didn't go very far through the island but I did see an otter in Sapporo zoo. But by far the most unusual experience was in Tokyo. I saw the Japanese word for otter on a sign and decided to take a look. Soon I ended up in a room with a family of Asian small clawed otters roaming around and I could even pet them! I had touched otters' hands before but this was the first time I petted their furry bodies.

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Anonymous 02/21/20 (Fri) 13:01:02 No.1058

I have had the privilege of meeting two wonderful Eurasian otters in the animal park today. I'm currently busy playing with them. Pics will follow

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Anonymous 02/21/20 (Fri) 15:59:02 No.1059

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>>1058

One of them only has one eye, I wonder what happened to him.

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Anonymous 02/21/20 (Fri) 16:02:44 No.1060

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>>1059

Some more pics

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Anonymous 02/26/20 (Wed) 14:22:59 No.1065

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