It’s Sea Otter Awareness Week, which has led a zoo and an aquarium to try to one-up up each other with cute otter posts. It’s a game where everybody wins.
On Wednesday, the Oregon Zoo posted a picture of this handsome devil, along with the word “otters” over and over. Way to keep it simple, Oregon Zoo.
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— Oregon Zoo (@OregonZoo) September 27, 2017
No idea what’s going down at the zoo in Oregon… although it would be pretty great if you showed up and they were like, “What? No, we don’t actually have otters, we just liked that picture. Please allow me to show you the damp squirrel who wandered in earlier today.”
Don’t worry, we checked—they have otters.
That’s when California’s Monterey Bay Aquarium decided to get in on the act by posting a digital mega raft of sea otters.
Just a #SeaOtterAwarenessWeek megaraft nbd.
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A “raft” of sea otters, for those not in the know, is when a group of otters all hold hands in the water to keep from drifting apart while they sleep. It’s basically cute af.
The zoo was impressed with the digital art and shot back with some puns and what they claim is a crab.
#otterlypawesometextart #getotterherewiththatcuteness #youottertweetmoreoften #SeaOtterAwarenessWeek #waterweaselswinning #runningoutofhashtags #heresacrab
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Of course, once the zoo and aquarium got the ball rolling, everyone wanted in on the fun.
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— Dizzy Hellfire *a minion on insulin* (@DizzyHellfire) September 28, 2017
Otterly amazing.💦💧
— Worrior Princexcess (@nephco) September 28, 2017
— Christopher Short (@infinitywulf) September 28, 2017
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Someone even tried bringing this old meme into the conversation, but those were badgers, not otters. Come on, Clare.
— Clare 🌈🏴🧚♂️ (@SkyWarrior108) September 28, 2017
By the way, if you happen to be in the Monterey area check out this list of sea otter-themed activities and events. It otter be a great to… You know what? It will be fun. It will just be fun.