I'm not sure. This vid has been rebadged by a number of websites with no credit given to the source (me). That may be a simple fact of life in internetland, but it doesn't mean I have to like it. But, I'm very glad you like this one!
Oops - I didn't mean to delete your response! Yeah, I haven't decided what I think about stuff becoming public domain without credit. I work in academic research, where establishing credit for one's output is the only way of hanging on to a job. I may need to relax a bit! I'll be thinking about it. Thanks for raising it.
Did you watermark it? I didn't see any credits or introduction, but watermarking is kind of pointless the way people re-encode videos all the time... I wish they'd settle on a codec and stick with it.
Trouble is that codecs are always going to change at some level of abstraction, because people think of new and cunning ways to compress things. The mpeg4 approach is interesting: the number of things you *can* do is bigger than the number people are actually doing in practice. That will probably mean you get mpeg4s transcoded to mpeg4s with more features. The standard includes user definable 3d objects with textures (which can be movies). The figure is rendered like graphics in a game.
Sure, but the problem is that every time you transcode video you lose some quality. It really surprises me that the same people who are happy to watch a video that's been transcoded a dozen times until you have to strain to tell the action from the artifacts will adamantly refuse to transcode a music track *once* to remove copy protection from it.
So what I mean is, once a movie is encoded, it shouldn't be transcoded again for trivial reasons... but it so often is.
I'm not talking about the sites, so much... there it's obviously customer lock-in: they don't want people taking the videos and putting them on another site, so if they transcode them that makes it harder, and they don't care about quality unless the customers don't care about quality.
What I'm griping about is the fact that people do not, in fact, seem to care... but somehow imagine they can hear the difference after *one* transcode from AAC or WMA to OGG or MP3.
True enough, but it's a valid gripe. Maybe it's as silly as buying 3cm diameter speaker cables, and having to get an adapter to the perfectly acceptable clip on the back of an amp. Ah well.
It's a she ;-) It's fun to watch the same jokes roll through the comments - there might be a psychology experiment in there to see how far users read back. Glad you enjoyed it!
There's another otter being tormented by his siblings off to the right... it's worth scanning down the comments: some people have made interesting observations, many of which are repeated in the comment trail.
I'm far too lazy for real life - I've put a reminder on my phone to post the video. One thing I wouldn't mind doing is finding out how this particular video made it onto a number of other video sites with someone's logo emblazoned across the bottom, though.
Some jackass ripped the video, added a watermark, and reuploaded it as his own work. It sucks, but it's a pretty common practice by those looking to drive traffic to their sites.
Well, my FHM email sent me to this one, so at least they have good morales. In these days of litigation you may have a case here if someone is using your work. You may have to get the otters signature for a release though.
(cont) Cynthiaholmes' video, "otters holding hands" shows one of these rafts - although the anthropomorphic interpretation that these otters are "in love", stated by some commenters, is not accurate.
Once again, thank you so much for sharing this with us. Any other videos you think are interesting are welcome! In addition, I would love to see any other videos of not only the London Zoo, but other aspects of everyday life in the UK, such as your local.
Lithead: Thanks for these informative comments! You sent me on my own search for more information about otters and their behavior. The Internet at its best, methinks. Again, thanks!
(cont)The otter keeps it in a pocket made by a fold of skin under its arms. These folds are also used for carrying food.
An otter becomes very attached to its stone and will become quite distressed if it is lost. There is a video entitled "otter crying" that show this very clearly.
Otters spend most of their lives floating on their backs in social groups. They hold paws with other members of their same sex to form groups called "rafts" which prevent them from drifting out to sea. (cont)
U89djit, I have truly enjoyed this extraordinary video and your articulate comments. You are the best sort of YouTube subscriber, since you inspire us to learn more about the subject you present.
It turns out that sea otters (a "keystone" species") eat by setting shellfish on flat rocks and smashing them with a smaller, smoother rock. The small rock, an "otter stone" is selected by the otter when it is a pup, and carried around by the otter for the rest of its life. (cont)
I think she was actually being nonchalant while she let the otter off screen to the right work out if it could get out of the hassle it was being subjected to in the pond by everyone else. she gave in eventually and intervened.
There's another otter being hassled by a big group off to the right of the picture. It went off for a while before our friend here wandered over and intervened.
When you're in deepsea and you're using rocks to crack open oysters and clams and such, you better be able to balance that thing otherwise you lose both the rock and your meal....
It breaks my heart to see them in captivity, BUT we can never have too many otters. What other animal (but perhaps dolphins) seem to have such a sense of humor and a sense of fun?!? Please post more!
This is actually natural otter behavior. They are some of the most playful animals on earth and are seen juggling rocks on their bellies in nature. Although I have to admit he's got mad contact juggling skills. :)
She seems to be enjoying herself - although I'd never thought about why she was doing it. There's a big fight sort of thing happening off camera to the right and front. It could be a stress response to not being able to intervene effectively.
Hmmm - do you practice parlor tricks when your neighbors are throwing furniture at each other, because you cannot intervene? Displacement behavior tends to be neurotic or aimless; this girl's having a blast. Most natural animal thing in the world. I'd be more concerned if she were chewing her tail or kicking her boyfriend's butt...
This is just amazing...that's the best "hackysack"er I've ever seen. LOL I love the way it does the little bouncing thing on its chest. What a curious and playful animal.
This is most interesting vid about otter i've ever seen. Thank your very much for posting it and of cource we want more videos about this clever creature.
I posted this as a response to my "otters holding hands" video, and I'm glad to see that you're getting lots of views for your amazing footage. It seems that in the past 2 weeks I've become some sort of otter advocate. So, you know, welcome to the otter club!
Just you wait and see. This animal is training to beat Greg Kennedy at his own game. Sure, Greg Kennedy can juggle in a cone, but can he juggle a single rock while in an animal pen at a zoo? I think not.
Lutrinae is the subfamily of mammals which otters belong and prestidigitation means a show of talent. Not being a 'smart arse' just thought you might want to know. Great video by the way, I was lucky enough to see a sea otter with her baby sleeping on her chest once.
I think the other meaning of prestidigitation is more applicable here: referring to sleight of hand or conjuring, as in the Parlour of Prestidigitation at the Magic Castle, for example. Or at least that's my opinion :)
Shibboleth! That is a cheeky little word to throw into the mix of things. Watching this video again, it came to me that otters use their dexterity to crack open the shellfish they eat onto a rock, which they balance on fronts. It could be that this otter is one for playing with his food! Also, nice convergent thinking thirstybrit 'sleight' is a better description (though I have to say the low frequency diction is hurting my head).
However, the comments between you and thirstybrit are my favorite part. I'm confused by "duck classification as repitition" ?? Because I view asking questions as the best way to learn something, I'll ask you if you wouldn't mind explaining? Please do. :)
And did you ever post the other videos you mentioned? I suppose I should go check your profile haha
No probs - I repeated the textual entity "yet", but it's a different use in each case. The first time it's an indicator of a surprising or unusual accompaniment to the issue that had been raised, and the second was a simple indication of insufficient passage of time. Or something like that, anyway. So, I was repeating the group of letters, but not a conceptual entity.
It's more likely that I'll post the other videos now people are looking at this one.
I feel as if I started an international incident! I suppose this is what happens when you get two pedantic Brits in the same room, albeit a virtual, transatlantic one...
Cool video and what a fabulous title!! Glad to see someone venturing beyond incorrectly spelled one-syllable utterings. I bet you even know how to use and apostrophe...
I can't complain - I used the word "yet" twice without noticing! Perhaps the difference in semantic is sufficient to duck classification as repetition.
Cool! Welcome to the post. It was amazing to watch. I really should get round to posting the video footage where she's dismantling the front bit of the pool. Let me see if I can dig that out.
some one give him a fushigi
axelaceves 2 months ago
CONTACT JUGGLING LUTRINE!! HAHAHAHAAAAA
psysbrune 7 months ago
Heh, you know that little guy had more coordination with that pebble than our England Team had in the World Cup!! XD
DCLeadboot 1 year ago 3
that was awesome
stairway2000 1 year ago
evolution
productiveamerican 1 year ago
i love videos on youtube... that say their going to be on youtube
240SSONLY 1 year ago
42 people don't have a soul.
mellowmark1 1 year ago
He is a pro contact juggler...
Xenophanessmith 1 year ago 3
What a great video of an otter having fun! Great to see!
ADMIRALSCORNER 1 year ago
trying out for the globe trotters
jackflank 1 year ago
It is the dawn of soccer
simoaras 2 years ago
do you think that maybe it's trying to make it smooth? maybe to use it to crack open shellfish?
deviousgirlchild 2 years ago
This is where Harlem Globetrotters go when they die.
Coldbrand 2 years ago 2
She's training to break the glass with it.
FiddleSteaks 2 years ago 2
oh！
Very cute（^▽^)/
pinpinpingu 2 years ago
I bet she thinks its an egg and try to break it by throwing it in the air
shaktishakti999 2 years ago
If I get a choice,, I'm coming back as an otter in my next life!
Jackle61 2 years ago 7
@Jackle61 hopefully not in a zoo : x
slipvayne56 1 year ago
Heartbreaking in a way. Such an energetic animal locked in a zoo.
zboston3 2 years ago
well most zoos are dedicated from saving injured animals from the wild where they can't survive
nacholover94 2 years ago
I want him on my team!!!
TheGammaRayBurst 3 years ago 5
cute...(ToT)
mainaoya 3 years ago
I predict that he'll be at the Sands 250 nights a year, with that act.
Fred13B 3 years ago
WOW he's playing games!! This is beautiful!!
stuntcat666 3 years ago
Great video! Thank you for sharing. I love to see animals having fun.
oilybohunk7 3 years ago
give it a basket and maybe it can join the Harlem Globetrotters
burning4rmwithin 3 years ago
OMG this otter is a demon at handling pebbles. :O
jojojoke2112 3 years ago
Are you going to post the other videos? You're rated 5 with 835 ratings over the past two years, isn't that good enough? :)
hojkaqpl 3 years ago
I'm not sure. This vid has been rebadged by a number of websites with no credit given to the source (me). That may be a simple fact of life in internetland, but it doesn't mean I have to like it. But, I'm very glad you like this one!
u89djt 3 years ago
Oops - I didn't mean to delete your response! Yeah, I haven't decided what I think about stuff becoming public domain without credit. I work in academic research, where establishing credit for one's output is the only way of hanging on to a job. I may need to relax a bit! I'll be thinking about it. Thanks for raising it.
u89djt 3 years ago
Did you watermark it? I didn't see any credits or introduction, but watermarking is kind of pointless the way people re-encode videos all the time... I wish they'd settle on a codec and stick with it.
hojkaqpl 3 years ago
Trouble is that codecs are always going to change at some level of abstraction, because people think of new and cunning ways to compress things. The mpeg4 approach is interesting: the number of things you *can* do is bigger than the number people are actually doing in practice. That will probably mean you get mpeg4s transcoded to mpeg4s with more features. The standard includes user definable 3d objects with textures (which can be movies). The figure is rendered like graphics in a game.
u89djt 3 years ago
Sure, but the problem is that every time you transcode video you lose some quality. It really surprises me that the same people who are happy to watch a video that's been transcoded a dozen times until you have to strain to tell the action from the artifacts will adamantly refuse to transcode a music track *once* to remove copy protection from it.
So what I mean is, once a movie is encoded, it shouldn't be transcoded again for trivial reasons... but it so often is.
hojkaqpl 3 years ago
Perhaps each site has some kind of license/deal with a codec owner, and the competition means that each site has something different.
u89djt 3 years ago
I'm not talking about the sites, so much... there it's obviously customer lock-in: they don't want people taking the videos and putting them on another site, so if they transcode them that makes it harder, and they don't care about quality unless the customers don't care about quality.
What I'm griping about is the fact that people do not, in fact, seem to care... but somehow imagine they can hear the difference after *one* transcode from AAC or WMA to OGG or MP3.
But this is not about otters.
hojkaqpl 3 years ago
True enough, but it's a valid gripe. Maybe it's as silly as buying 3cm diameter speaker cables, and having to get an adapter to the perfectly acceptable clip on the back of an amp. Ah well.
u89djt 3 years ago
He was doing the the globetrotters chest guggle with a pebble... that was awesome! xD
MoMatrix1 3 years ago
It's a she ;-) It's fun to watch the same jokes roll through the comments - there might be a psychology experiment in there to see how far users read back. Glad you enjoyed it!
u89djt 3 years ago
so cute!
vaevictisIV 3 years ago
"this video's on youtube" lol
JordiekinsxxReal 3 years ago
That is so cool! What incredible coordination!
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WhereHasMyHeartGone 3 years ago
Love otters, lol
aantiawp 4 years ago
I like these!
montanaotter 4 years ago
What the hell is the noise in the backround though? Very cute vid
FreeFallinOne 4 years ago
There's another otter being tormented by his siblings off to the right... it's worth scanning down the comments: some people have made interesting observations, many of which are repeated in the comment trail.
Glad you enjoyed it!
u89djt 4 years ago
wonderful, we DO want more!
patrik667 4 years ago
I'm far too lazy for real life - I've put a reminder on my phone to post the video. One thing I wouldn't mind doing is finding out how this particular video made it onto a number of other video sites with someone's logo emblazoned across the bottom, though.
u89djt 4 years ago
Some jackass ripped the video, added a watermark, and reuploaded it as his own work. It sucks, but it's a pretty common practice by those looking to drive traffic to their sites.
yoweigh 4 years ago 2
yeah. super dick move.
xlovenuggetx 4 years ago
Well, my FHM email sent me to this one, so at least they have good morales. In these days of litigation you may have a case here if someone is using your work. You may have to get the otters signature for a release though.
Maverick201 4 years ago
Interesting - thanks for pointing that one out!
u89djt 4 years ago
Excellent footage. I thought it was partly animated at first, but after 25 seconds I could see that the rock was real.
Faybio 4 years ago
AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
job1866 4 years ago
Marvelous footage, u89 -- thanks for sharing this!
mohairsammy 4 years ago 2
Glad you enjoyed it!
u89djt 4 years ago
That otter should try out for the Harlem Globetrotters
kittenkate 4 years ago
(cont) Cynthiaholmes' video, "otters holding hands" shows one of these rafts - although the anthropomorphic interpretation that these otters are "in love", stated by some commenters, is not accurate.
Once again, thank you so much for sharing this with us. Any other videos you think are interesting are welcome! In addition, I would love to see any other videos of not only the London Zoo, but other aspects of everyday life in the UK, such as your local.
lithead 4 years ago
Lithead: Thanks for these informative comments! You sent me on my own search for more information about otters and their behavior. The Internet at its best, methinks. Again, thanks!
mohairsammy 4 years ago
(cont)The otter keeps it in a pocket made by a fold of skin under its arms. These folds are also used for carrying food.
An otter becomes very attached to its stone and will become quite distressed if it is lost. There is a video entitled "otter crying" that show this very clearly.
Otters spend most of their lives floating on their backs in social groups. They hold paws with other members of their same sex to form groups called "rafts" which prevent them from drifting out to sea. (cont)
lithead 4 years ago
U89djit, I have truly enjoyed this extraordinary video and your articulate comments. You are the best sort of YouTube subscriber, since you inspire us to learn more about the subject you present.
It turns out that sea otters (a "keystone" species") eat by setting shellfish on flat rocks and smashing them with a smaller, smoother rock. The small rock, an "otter stone" is selected by the otter when it is a pup, and carried around by the otter for the rest of its life. (cont)
lithead 4 years ago
She is a very bored Otter...
owlbear1 4 years ago
I think she was actually being nonchalant while she let the otter off screen to the right work out if it could get out of the hassle it was being subjected to in the pond by everyone else. she gave in eventually and intervened.
u89djt 4 years ago
She looks pretty entertained to me.
Omnywrench 4 years ago
What is that keening sound in the background?
And mad props for the use of the word "lutrine". But is it really "prestidigitation"? Wouldn't "sleight-of-paw" be more accurate?
lithead 4 years ago
There's another otter being hassled by a big group off to the right of the picture. It went off for a while before our friend here wandered over and intervened.
u89djt 4 years ago
That otter has mad skillz.
Taghkanic 4 years ago
Well imagine...
When you're in deepsea and you're using rocks to crack open oysters and clams and such, you better be able to balance that thing otherwise you lose both the rock and your meal....
ltjrocker13 4 years ago
He should try out for a spot with the Harlem Globe Otters!
lieuie 4 years ago
Again, "she", not "he" :-)
u89djt 4 years ago
Oh,yeah! Nicely titled!
moondawgydawg 4 years ago
Why, thank you.
u89djt 4 years ago
It breaks my heart to see them in captivity, BUT we can never have too many otters. What other animal (but perhaps dolphins) seem to have such a sense of humor and a sense of fun?!? Please post more!
moondawgydawg 4 years ago
aww he's soo cute
Farmchic1 4 years ago
She, in point of fact :-)
u89djt 4 years ago
OMG rhythmic gymnastics!
masakokubo 4 years ago
Ronaldinho!!!
xtoslappy 4 years ago 3
hahaha, so true my friend,it is, hahaha.
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lilsweety55 4 years ago
man... this is some crazy contact juggling...
Cagliostro85 4 years ago
Mad skillz!
YubiShines 4 years ago
I reckon that's a right handed squirrel...
dreamingcjay 4 years ago
This is actually natural otter behavior. They are some of the most playful animals on earth and are seen juggling rocks on their bellies in nature. Although I have to admit he's got mad contact juggling skills. :)
LarsLarsen 4 years ago 2
The zoo people told us she was female :-)
u89djt 4 years ago
hahah touche my friend, very good
luhole 4 years ago
this is so cute
georgeeatcheez 4 years ago
I love otters. Please post more!!!!!!!!!
eljay345 4 years ago
xD Excelent!! i never see nothing like this!!!
barcielajoao 4 years ago
he is doing freestyle football (soccer)
redcomet2006 4 years ago
he is putting on a show for you!!
erikmann 4 years ago
She seems to be enjoying herself - although I'd never thought about why she was doing it. There's a big fight sort of thing happening off camera to the right and front. It could be a stress response to not being able to intervene effectively.
u89djt 4 years ago
Hmmm - do you practice parlor tricks when your neighbors are throwing furniture at each other, because you cannot intervene? Displacement behavior tends to be neurotic or aimless; this girl's having a blast. Most natural animal thing in the world. I'd be more concerned if she were chewing her tail or kicking her boyfriend's butt...
mortcola 4 years ago
this is impressive
gozino 4 years ago
It's just a Harlem GlobetrOTTER!! haha I just made that up
snooq 4 years ago
Nope, lantastic said that 2 months ago. I should probably start counting the number of times people suggest this ;-)
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u89djt 4 years ago
yep you really otter do that (groan)
crispycritters 4 years ago
Lol. We featured your vid on our circus blog at The Ministry of Manipulation
MinistryOfM 4 years ago
I want to see the escape route video!
I love this juggling thing they do. I really should post my 'dancing otter' and 'kangaroo otter' videos on here.
Otters and raccoons - two perfectly good animal groups, but God had to base us on monkeys. Ugh.
sleekweasel 4 years ago
You're right, I should get my rs into gear and post the escape attempt.
u89djt 4 years ago
OK, I've posted the two otter videos I mentioned. I look forwards to the escape attempt! Cheers.
sleekweasel 4 years ago
That is so cute! Though I wish he had thumbs.
Andrelius13 4 years ago
It's a female :-)
u89djt 4 years ago
This is just amazing...that's the best "hackysack"er I've ever seen. LOL I love the way it does the little bouncing thing on its chest. What a curious and playful animal.
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smbmysmb 4 years ago
It was a contact juggler in its past life
BakuretsuKoinu 4 years ago
well.. it's funny. but it is obvious it's in reverse, that's what making it so weird..
softhaus 4 years ago
No, it's forward.
u89djt 4 years ago
I do not agree.. It seems to be an egg, or anyway an asymmetric ball whose center of mass is not in the middle. That's why it looks funny.
For instance, do you really think a Lutrine can walk backward while holding this in its hand? It's more likely the video is forward.
glutammate04 4 years ago
It's a small pebble - looked like a chunk of marble.
u89djt 4 years ago
Backwards talking of job great a did filmmaker the reverse in is it if.
RCinPAWA 4 years ago
Thanking you I am, yeeeeees!
u89djt 4 years ago
This is most interesting vid about otter i've ever seen. Thank your very much for posting it and of cource we want more videos about this clever creature.
dration 4 years ago
Incredible! The next step is to evolve opposable thumbs and take over the world!
fluffaholic 4 years ago
Totally adorable! Otters are one of my favorite critters :-)
oscarooch 4 years ago
lovely, just lovely :-)
thesoccergod 4 years ago
Wonderful!!
krkeene 4 years ago
you should get 16 otters, paint 8 red and 8 blue, set up two mini trash can bball hoops, throw in a nut and be the first to witness OtterBall!
seanathon23 4 years ago
Yeah, but maybe just little elasticated caps?
u89djt 4 years ago
THANKS for this sweet, entertaining video! Otters are so agile, playful and clever. I'm glad so many people are noticing them! 8-)
HurricaneHeidi 4 years ago
Simply fantastic - I could watch this for quite a long time. Heck, this little critter is more talented than many millinaires wearing jerseys today!!
techspec01 4 years ago
harlem globe(tr)otter
landtastic 4 years ago
We have a winner!
u89djt 4 years ago
is that otter from Wigan also ?
rockerbiff 4 years ago
Almost well spotted! My accent is actually originally from Bolton not Wigan - the otter is in London ;-)
u89djt 4 years ago
lol very cute, thanks for the video
Infan7eer 4 years ago
The otter was trying to break it open - thought it was a clam or oyster.
warbridetoo 4 years ago
This is the intelligent/exaggerated instincts debate, I guess?
u89djt 4 years ago
omg
owninggreendragsdude 4 years ago
How lucky you are to be able to video these animals and thanks for sharing
h14lda70 4 years ago
Was that food he was playing with or something else????
StaticGull 4 years ago
It's a small white rock with a marble-like finish.
u89djt 4 years ago
Did the keepers put it in there????
StaticGull 4 years ago
There were plenty of rocks lying around - I guess she just liked that one.
u89djt 4 years ago
Cool, it just shows how smart otters are.
StaticGull 4 years ago
OMIGOSH! that was cute...
cucumbus 4 years ago
so cute and impressive!
SueBR 4 years ago
lol
mikkymeow 4 years ago
I posted this as a response to my "otters holding hands" video, and I'm glad to see that you're getting lots of views for your amazing footage. It seems that in the past 2 weeks I've become some sort of otter advocate. So, you know, welcome to the otter club!
cynthiaholmes 4 years ago
Hiya! It's been fun watching people come and comment. I have a bunch of footage of them dismantling their enclosure which I must upload some time!
u89djt 4 years ago
haha "This video's on youtube tomorrow" , hehe it's adorable.
BajaRuby 4 years ago
Aawe.. he's so talented. :)
megmeg4 4 years ago
what animal is making is all that crying in the background?
CrazyAsianFood 4 years ago
All the other otters were tormenting one small otter in the pool. We're not sure how playful it was, to be honest.
u89djt 4 years ago
Wow otters are so fascinating to watch.
Latinlabel 4 years ago
so cute
talion76 4 years ago
Just you wait and see. This animal is training to beat Greg Kennedy at his own game. Sure, Greg Kennedy can juggle in a cone, but can he juggle a single rock while in an animal pen at a zoo? I think not.
joness105639 4 years ago
lol
CrazyAsianFood 4 years ago
"This video si going on youtube tomorrow" :P
Cool
Mynners 4 years ago
wow he's better than ronaldhinho!
stolle 4 years ago
She! Folks tend to assume everything except for cats is a he. ;-)
splashy9 4 years ago
that was soo cool!thanks!!
bibiquita 4 years ago
hace mejores piruestas q los q veo en las esquinas pidiendo plata..
MRSBA7 4 years ago
this little guy's smarter than some people I know!! awesome!
elmo007millie 4 years ago
i dont know wat shibboleth means. is this video sped up?
bigajosep 4 years ago
Nope this is normal speed. Shibboleth means try using google or wikipedia :-)
u89djt 4 years ago
That is so cool!Some animals are so smart. More than they get credit for.
melilsmiley 4 years ago
thats the cutest thing ive ever seen!!
omg!!
Shirlzstur 4 years ago
that english otter is a junkie, great video, I want more, please! ;)
hemmygurl 4 years ago
lawl
sowutifmahsnsux 4 years ago
Lutrinae is the subfamily of mammals which otters belong and prestidigitation means a show of talent. Not being a 'smart arse' just thought you might want to know. Great video by the way, I was lucky enough to see a sea otter with her baby sleeping on her chest once.
hearseespeak01 4 years ago
I think the other meaning of prestidigitation is more applicable here: referring to sleight of hand or conjuring, as in the Parlour of Prestidigitation at the Magic Castle, for example. Or at least that's my opinion :)
thirstybrit 4 years ago
Let "sleight" be our shibboleth. Welcome to the fold.
u89djt 4 years ago
Shibboleth! That is a cheeky little word to throw into the mix of things. Watching this video again, it came to me that otters use their dexterity to crack open the shellfish they eat onto a rock, which they balance on fronts. It could be that this otter is one for playing with his food! Also, nice convergent thinking thirstybrit 'sleight' is a better description (though I have to say the low frequency diction is hurting my head).
hearseespeak01 4 years ago
mizzica
TonyStyle87 4 years ago
haha the video is adorable and interesting.
However, the comments between you and thirstybrit are my favorite part. I'm confused by "duck classification as repitition" ?? Because I view asking questions as the best way to learn something, I'll ask you if you wouldn't mind explaining? Please do. :)
And did you ever post the other videos you mentioned? I suppose I should go check your profile haha
Peregrinfan 4 years ago
No probs - I repeated the textual entity "yet", but it's a different use in each case. The first time it's an indicator of a surprising or unusual accompaniment to the issue that had been raised, and the second was a simple indication of insufficient passage of time. Or something like that, anyway. So, I was repeating the group of letters, but not a conceptual entity.
It's more likely that I'll post the other videos now people are looking at this one.
u89djt 4 years ago
haha thank you!
So, I'm wondering what you do for a living? Something in the area of writing? Perhaps you teach grammar?
In any case, your screen name also presents a mystery. It must have meaning, but how so? It looks like gibberish hahaha
gohanthekie 4 years ago
I feel as if I started an international incident! I suppose this is what happens when you get two pedantic Brits in the same room, albeit a virtual, transatlantic one...
thirstybrit 4 years ago
this video made me wonder...animals look so cute when they imitate humans, but when humans imitate animals they look stupid.
garden0fgraves 4 years ago
Cool video and what a fabulous title!! Glad to see someone venturing beyond incorrectly spelled one-syllable utterings. I bet you even know how to use and apostrophe...
thirstybrit 4 years ago
Indeed, yet I linger as yet in the amateur ranks concerning semicolon deployment.
u89djt 4 years ago
and I bet you can type better than me too... "and apostrophe"?? :))
thirstybrit 4 years ago
I can't complain - I used the word "yet" twice without noticing! Perhaps the difference in semantic is sufficient to duck classification as repetition.
u89djt 4 years ago
Things got better hands than me.
dion1tj 4 years ago
wow!! great
EnglishHooligan1 4 years ago
i dont like zoo's bu thats cute
420smokeymcpot 4 years ago
omg. did he really do that?! that is crazy! its SOO cute!
bustestbuddy 4 years ago
Yup, and it's a she!
u89djt 4 years ago
I used to work at London Zoo. I've never seen an otter do anything like that before, so it's a first for me! Neato!
truebritgal 5 years ago
Cool! Welcome to the post. It was amazing to watch. I really should get round to posting the video footage where she's dismantling the front bit of the pool. Let me see if I can dig that out.
u89djt 5 years ago
Oooooh, I've never seen that before. How cute! X3 And you can hear the other otters squeaking in the background. ^o^
Burblez 5 years ago
just incredible!
jjorey1 5 years ago
Well how cute is that? :)
Lemondrop77 5 years ago