#solidly mid-tier level 'oh look! there goes a marine* mammal!' | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

goddamnshinyrock · 5 months

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in the latest episode of the Smithsonian Sidedoor podcast, the host goes to great lengths to describe how elusive and hard to spot river otters are, meanwhile I've seen them in a city park?? during broad daylight??? in a major metro area???? many times????? She even interviews an otter researcher who is like 'I've been studying them for years and still only actually seen one in person at the national zoo :('

like girl, move to seattle maybe? idk what to tell you, I've seen them while walking my dog or birding or even just getting coffee.

#????? do they live in an alternate reality where otters are not supremely unconcerned with human nonsense?#river otters in seattle harbor are like. less common than harbor seals but more common than sea lions or porpoises.#maybe just above orca-level common and more usual right in shore #solidly mid-tier level 'oh look! there goes a marine* mammal!'#*yes I know. they're called 'river' otters. they do happily venture into salt water though. they don't care what we named them lmao.

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