Tuesday, April 5, 2011

The Vancouver Aquarium: Sea Otter Encounter

The Vancouver Aquarium offers five animal encounters, which you should not miss. We did four of these encounters. The Sea Otter Encounter was our first experience.

We started with an educational briefing.
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Next came the food preparation area, where we assisted in weighing the appropriate amounts of fish for the otters.
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We checked out the otters' toys.
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Then it was otter feeding time! Our favorite guy was Milo. He was so cute and friendly!
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Milo was one half of the adorable hand-holding otter pair memorialized in this viral video from 2007, which you really must view if you haven't already. Sadly, his partner Nyac died in 2008. She survived the Exxon Valdez oil spill and was rather remarkable.
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We love otters. Yes, we do.
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10 comments:

  1. delovelydetailsApril 5, 2011 at 10:08 PM

    Ok, I have to go to Vancouver just to do this Otter thing!! How cool!

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  2. WinnieApril 6, 2011 at 12:12 AM

    I love how much you love otters!

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  3. EmilyApril 6, 2011 at 5:59 AM

    So jealous! Rodolfo and I could spend hours watching the otters at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, so this is something we would love.

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  4. That GirlApril 6, 2011 at 9:30 AM

    Which was your favorite animal encounter?

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  5. HaveShoesWillTravelApril 6, 2011 at 9:48 AM

    I want to cuddle Milo.

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  6. JenApril 6, 2011 at 10:32 AM

    Omg omg omg -- otters!!! Ahh! I love them!

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  7. JenniferApril 6, 2011 at 3:53 PM

    If you could see me right now, you would see a very jealous girl...how much fun! I love otters with tiny little arms and cute little faces! This is going on my to do list!

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  8. InsomniacApril 7, 2011 at 3:22 PM

    So cute!!!!

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  9. dapotatoApril 25, 2011 at 2:40 PM

    LOVE otters.

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  10. wanMay 15, 2011 at 9:53 PM

    there is way too much adorableness in this post.

    is that a word? because if it isn't, it should be.

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