otters

Aw, Steve the Otter and his adorable thoughts and hilarious actions. It's been a hot minute since we last saw what was up with one of our favorite otters on Twitter.

Turns out, not too much was new with Steve but it's always entertaining to hear some of his thoughts because they are indeed very insightful. We believe Steve to have been a philosopher in his past life. Just seems fitting. If you don't agree with us, perhaps reading some of his quotes below might persuade you to think otherwise.

A shout out to otters everywhere, continue being your adorably weird selves. 

Two baby otter cubs that have been discovered walking down the street of Inverkeithing in Fife have been rescued and are now being taken car of by the Scottish SPCA. 

As BBC News reports, the two cubs, both about three or fours months old were found by members of the public on Saturday. Now, the two are "in the care of officers at the National Wildlife Rescue Centre in Alloa." It is believed by the care takers that something happened to the cubs' mother and that the two would not have survived on their own. 

The staff members have named the female cub Inver and the male cub Forth.

Read more about their rescue story and check out the most adorable otter pictures ever below!

There is something so insanely heartwarming when it comes to two different species getting along. And to take it one step further, when two interspecies are getting along so well that they are inseparably and snuggle with one another! It's almost too cute for our hearts to handle. 

Meet Sakura, the otter, and Mochi, the cat. The two live in the same household and often are both featured on Instagram at @kawauso_sakura. If you're looking for that aww-filled moment then look no further. Sakura and Mochi are here to deliver quite a punch! 

Animals have the power to make us feel every range of emotion, especially the aww's.

Breaking tweets! Start your week with this week's freshest viral animal tweets and see which animals are making news. Laugh at the memes, have your heart melt from adorableness, and get inspired by some incredible photos. 

Week by week, we bring you the best of animal twitter, so if this week's tweets weren't enough, you can always check out last week's. 

We wish you a lovely day, and may you pet a cute cat this week!

Sea otters! The pup of the sea! Did you know that sea otters can live their entire life without ever leaving the water? What the what. 

They also have the densest fur of any other animal on Earth! Unlike most marine animals, otters don't have any blubber to keep themselves warm. These aww-tterly adorable animals are so cute and cuddly, it makes sense that they would make an excellent meme! 

If you're not following @FoxOtterSpace on Instagram yet, you're missing out! It's truly so delightful and adorable, it'll have you stopping and saying "awww" whenever you read one! 

Fox Otter Space is a space for small stories about Foxie (an arctic fox) and Otter (an otter). And despite their species, these two are oozing out some serious relationship goals. With new comics posted every Sunday, you can be sure to be sporting a new smile every week! 

Let's be honest, otters make the world infinitely cuter.

@TheDailyOtter account on twitter knows that and provides its users with daily photos of sea otters doing...Well, all these cute things that they usually do.   

Stop the presses! This is simply the most darling thing we've seen in awhile! 

Everyone loves when different species have somehow created a friendship, we've seen it many times and with a variety of different animals. 

We have never seen Orangutans playing with otters, however! And our hearts are simply melting! 

24-year-old Orangutan named Ujian is smitten with his little otterly adorable friends. 

The pictures are from a zoo in Belgium, where the animals live together at Pairi Daiza zoo in Domaine du Cambron, as part of a program designed to maintain the primates' well-being in captivity.

Story via CNN

According to a release by the Chester Zoo, the five baby otters were born a few days ago in the UK zoo and enjoyed their first swimming lessons in an awesome pool party. 

Whenever you need a little boost of happiness, you should visit @cutestOtters – the best way to cheer yourself up that we found online. This is a page that collects all the cutest otters photos and videos so make sure you visit it at least once a day, especially on a down day.  

Seriously, how are otters so darn cute? They just seem so happy and cuddly -- ALWAYS. 

If people could be more like that...well, maybe that would be a bit creepy. At least the cuddly part. 

Here are 10 aww-dorable otters for all of us to gush over. You're very welcome. 

Barn Hill Preserve in Louisana, US, let's you swim with adorable Asian small-clawed otters! Well, there are some restrictions. First, you must be at least 16 years, and second, you have to sign a waiver before your experience. 

The swimming with otters experience is approx. 1 hour. This includes a portion of the tour, changing of clothes, orientation and about 35 minutes of pool time with the adorable otters. And the number of swims is limited so that this experience remains a very positive experience for the otters, as well as humans. 

President and CEO of Barn Hill Preserve, John Ligon, talks about the work the preserve does for the animals, including; providing animal homes and helping macaws learn to fly so they can live out their 80 years in the Louisana Countryside. The preserve also contributes to the community, providing free educational programs to students, participating at an event hosted by the Dream Day Foundation which provides a fun-filled day for patients of St. Jude and their families. They also worked to rescue flying foxes that had been orphaned due to the record heatwave in Australia. And while they were in Australia, the preserve donated to the Tree Kangaroo Rescue and Conservation Centre.

Ligon also stresses the fact that the otters are never forced to do anything so that their entire experience is completely positive. 

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Kotaro and Hana are two cute otters (male and female) living in Japan with their loving owner who documents their life together on a dedicated Instagram page and also on a very popular youtube channel. We have totally fallen in love with these two cuties and we're sure you will too once you'll get a chance to review their videos.