I always loved the otters at the zoo in Stanley Park. I won't mention feeding them fudgicles. Terry wouldn't approve but we were just kids and they loved licking them off the stick. We never thought they might bite the hand that fed them. But we did see a documentary a while ago that painted a rather nasty profile of otters and what vicious things they are capable in the "name of love"...like dragging a dog into the water and raping it). This is a much nicer story.
Also there is a great film called "Tarka the Otter" which is available on YouTube. I think it just might be time to watch it again.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-2d3Dp0Xh0
From CNN's "The Good Stuff"
How does an otter find love? The same way a human does: Online dating! Harris, a 10-year-old Asian short-clawed otter at the Cornish Seal Sanctuary in Cornwall, England, has been feeling lonely the last few years after his 16-year-old mate Apricot passed away. Although the otter dating scene is admittedly sparse, otters work best in pairs, so Harris' handlers wanted to set him up with someone new. They created an online dating profile for their little buddy to showcase his best qualities. "I am very attentive, I love a cuddle, and I am a very good listener," the profile said. "I will love you like no otter." Who could resist that? Harris' smooth words caught the attention of an otter named Pumpkin at Sea Life Scarborough sanctuary, who had recently lost her own elderly partner. Sure enough, Harris and Pumpkin hit it off, proving there truly is an otter out there for everyone.
A photo of Harris and his first mate, Apricot, in 2019. She died a few weeks ago, leaving one lonely otter.
