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Any excuse to look at pictures of otters.

Photo via Stefan David, CamperCo.de/Flickr (CC-BY-SA)
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.
— MontereyBayAquarium (@MontereyAq) September 27, 2017
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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
— Oregon Zoo (@OregonZoo) September 27, 2017
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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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— Diver Diz (@DizzyHellfire) September 28, 2017
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— Christopher Short (@infinitywulf) September 28, 2017
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— minitor2003 (@minitor2003) 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.

David Britton
David Britton is a writer and comedian based in Rhinebeck, New York who focuses on internet culture, memes, and viral news stories. He also writes for the Hard Times and is the creator of StoriesAboutWizards.com.