Wholesome Zookeeper Rescues Otter From the Wild, the Otter Clings to the Hooman As His Mother, Gets Adorably Upset When He Leaves for Vacation

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Blake Seidel • Managing Editor & Brand Manager
Jul 8, 2024 12:00 PM EDT

Friends, we were not ready for this level of wholesomeness on a Monday morning. We love otters - we love that they hold hands when they're sleeping, we love that they hold their favorite rocks with them all the time, and we love watching them stack things. Don't ask us why. Anyway, we found a cute rescue story of an otter that was saved by a zookeeper, and the otter bonded to this hooman like his own mother. They became inseparable. But one day, the zookeeper went on vacation, and the otter became very sad.

The otter almost stopped eating and playing altogether. However, as soon as the zookeeper came back, this fuzzy friend sprung back to life and clung to the leg of his hooman friend. He then crawled inside his clothes and they had a heartwarming reunion. Scroll down to see some pictures and comments of the wholesome interaction below!

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    due to vacation
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    method to disappear
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    find the man
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    We can't stand to see animals sad - it breaks our hearts. We're so glad that this wholesome hooman rescued this poor baby otter and that they formed such a familial bond. Animals deserve our love and attention as much as hoomans, maybe even more.

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    keeper wouldn't
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    Stop, seriously. Did you know otters could cry? We didn't know. Not until now, and it's something we hope we never have to see ever again. Live your life in a way that if you had an otter best friend, they would never cry because of something you did. 

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    It remained upset
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    came to comfort it
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    silently crying
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    It had been
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    VITARTTA-OSTA HARTA LOLSKUOA like its mother
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    the otter was
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    keeper was back
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    excitedly hugging
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    and refusing to let go
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    gently picked
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    wouldn't leave
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    onto the keeper's
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    his clothes
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    davidleortiz The keeper is not allowed to go on vacation button
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    xavhernandez8 I wanna get an otter now
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    rhiwilson93 Real or fake, I'm too pregnant for this.
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    guii_theo So otters are just cats who live by the water?
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    its_brittany_bi7ch_510 Omg when he cried I teared up. Otters are amazing
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    ricks_beardedlife SAY SORRY TO THAT OTTER IMMEDIATELY GOO
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    stinje Bring the otter on vacation too!
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    inshuziastic Moral of Story - Animals Do have emotions →→
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