Comments for "Sleepy Sleepy Otters Holding Hands" Video at VideoSift.com

By maudlin

maudlin (http://maudlin.videosift.com) — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 18:57:31 -0700

ZOMG! I saw those very otters at the Vancouver Aquarium just a few years ago. My husband had to peel me off the fence as I was just so overwhelmed by Teh Cute in person.

By gwaan

gwaan (http://gwaan.videosift.com) — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 19:05:00 -0700

Too cute!

By budzos

budzos (http://nature.videosift.com/member/budzos) — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 20:19:50 -0700

Dang that's cute.

By ant

ant (http://nature.videosift.com/member/ant) — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 02:11:48 -0700

Aww!

By plastiquemonkey

plastiquemonkey (http://plastiquemonkey.videosift.com) — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 08:25:46 -0700

i didn't know otters were such cuddly creatures...

By nibiyabi

nibiyabi (http://nature.videosift.com/member/nibiyabi) — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 20:06:28 -0700

Cute overload is right. o_O

By bamdrew

bamdrew (http://nature.videosift.com/member/bamdrew) — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 01:20:58 -0700

these are sea otters, one of the most adorable animals ever, in my book...

By bizinichi

bizinichi (http://nature.videosift.com/member/bizinichi) — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 01:26:55 -0700

oh my science

By dag

dag (http://dag.videosift.com) — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 03:53:34 -0700

The cuteness, it's too much -- my eyes, my eyes!

Great - I've been blinded by cuteness.

By plastiquemonkey

plastiquemonkey (http://plastiquemonkey.videosift.com) — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 05:31:22 -0700

...more about the white otter (the even sleepier one), named Nyac:

Nyac has a long tale
By MATT KIELTYKA, 24 HOURS

The Vancouver Aquarium's eldest sea otter may seem no different from its furry companions, but Nyac has one amazing tale.

That's because she's one of the last remaining survivors of the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska 18 years ago.

As many as 5,000 otters were killed in the 1989 spill, but Nyac - then a six-month old pup - was saved by a group of veterinarians and taken to the Vancouver Aquarium for rehabilitation.

"It's amazing, so many other otters died right off the bat," said Dr. Marty Haulena, Nyac's vet for the past year. "She showed us otters could be rehabilitated."

Senior marine mammal scientist Dr. Lance Barrett-Lennard, who saw the aftermath of the Prince William Sound spill firsthand, told 24 hours that oil-covered otters die within mere hours if not treated.

That's because the oil clumps together their thick fur and allows water to contact skin, exposing otters to hypothermia.

Long-term complications such as liver disease and a depleted food supply have also heavily hit the otter population at the Sound.

Nyac survived all of that, however, and is now one of the oldest known otters in captivity and has successfully given birth to three pups.

Aquarium staff will be using this week to remember the 18th anniversary of the oil spill and teach visitors about the lasting effects on the environment, with Nyac taking centre stage.

http://vancouver.24hrs.ca/News/2007/03/20/3789098-sun.html

By budzos

budzos (http://nature.videosift.com/member/budzos) — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 09:04:06 -0700

This is the type of thing that pisses off Dennis Leary.

By Deano

Deano (http://nature.videosift.com/member/Deano) — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 14:58:16 -0700

Evil, evil otters.

By viewer_999

viewer_999 (http://nature.videosift.com/member/viewer_999) — Sat, 31 Mar 2007 01:26:25 -0700

That just broke the meter.

By auntie_macassar

auntie_macassar (http://nature.videosift.com/member/auntie_macassar) — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 23:40:46 -0700

You know it's just a plot the otters cooked up with zoo administration to bring in the tourists.

Suckers.

By legacy0100

legacy0100 (http://nature.videosift.com/member/legacy0100) — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 18:26:33 -0800

^Great... Cute AND Smart... There's no stop in'em

By mlx

mlx (http://mlx.videosift.com) — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 01:15:24 -0800

*promote

By siftbot

siftbot (http://siftbot.videosift.com) — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 01:15:24 -0800

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By mintbbb

mintbbb (http://nature.videosift.com/member/mintbbb) — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:25:25 -0800

*dead =(
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=b96_1233177267 this should be a working link.

By siftbot

siftbot (http://siftbot.videosift.com) — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:25:26 -0800

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By plastiquemonkey

plastiquemonkey (http://plastiquemonkey.videosift.com) — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 21:08:44 -0800

*notdead

still live on youtube (over 12 million views!).

By siftbot

siftbot (http://siftbot.videosift.com) — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 21:08:44 -0800

This dead video has been deemed functional; it must have been accidentally declared dead - declared notdead by plastiquemonkey.

By berticus

berticus (http://nature.videosift.com/member/berticus) — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 12:46:18 -0800

*promote... i think one of these little guys died recently -sniffs-

By siftbot

siftbot (http://siftbot.videosift.com) — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 12:46:21 -0800

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