Most river otter species are monogamous and mate for life. So those cute pictures of otter couples you see, they may just be together forever.
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Most river otter species are monogamous and mate for life. So those cute pictures of otter couples you see, they may just be together forever.
Sharesloth
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Most birds don’t we all?
So only sea otters are rapey??
Literally what an evil contortion of language.
They forsake all otters.
Hell yeah. Otters are the best
Forever? That’s a mighty long lifespan!
Sigh! How romantic 💜!
Got me thinking, what if one otter just disappeared from the other otters life, and that otter would know where the love of their life went.
Have you seen [this](https://youtu.be/e-7UbU45a1U) video of river otter defending their river from a caiman?
River otters bein all monogamists while sea otters are um… very not. River otters are the best! So smart and adorable!!!
Quick question, is it legal to have an otter as a pet?
Was worth it for Bush, not for love.
There are a bunch of weird Japanese people on youtube with channels dedicates to their pet otters. Just saying.
Otters still have Rule 34.
But wait… theres more!!!
Actually a lot of engine noise.
Do all monogamous couples hog the bed? Lefty’s gonna fall off.
We all wish we could find our significant otter
[Here’s an invasive species monitoring group.
otterlicious
How can something be this cute
Well isn’t this just splendid? It sure is! River otters are just so darn cute. And they hold hands! Just like people do. Wouldn’t it be nice if we were more like river otters though? I think so.
Second fact: that’s smaller than you.
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Goals 🥺
“This my ride or die”
-these otters
This warms my soul 😖
The link lists several animals that are “monogamous for life”, including bald eagles. There is a documented nest of polygamous eagles at the same nest site over multiple years. One female lost her first mate, then had two attending males over multiple breeding seasons and all three came back the following year.
Often times there is confusion in this type of article about “mating for life” vs partners over multiple years. As a human its really cool to see animals stay together through multiple breeding seasons, it mirrors our family structure. But in reality many animals, just like us, are capable of finding another mate if things unfortunately don’t work out.
Personally that seems much better than imagining an eagle alone for the rest of their life, no matter what, if they lose their mate. Forever alone.
Link: https://www.audubon.org/news/a-rare-bald-eagle-trio-two-dads-and-mom-captivates-webcam-fans
Why must the humans sleep on their backs when they have perfectly good tummies to sleep on?
Edit: Some people dont realise it’s a South Park reference
You otter love me forever ….lol I had too…
Source: https://www.rd.com/culture/animals-mate-for-life/