Otter Escape at the Dallas Aquarium

I guess I just happened to be at the right place at the right time to film a silly otter escaping his tank at the Dallas World Aquarium. It came right up to me and let me pet it, but then people rushed over to see so it got frightened and ran off. But it looks like the people were more afraid of the otter than it was of them :D

I put some random footage from the aquarium at the beginning, but things pick up a little after a minute.

The song is called "Dj Redlight - Happichappi"

Vote 5 and favorite plz!

Edit: Looks like my video has made the local news:
http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairpark/2007/05/sea_otter_on_the_loose_new...

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• dallas
• aquarium
• otter
• escape

[mrslandels]

cute it may be

Otters can be quite vicious.

They where right to be cautious.

Did they ever get it back.

[benjaminlasseter]

Yes they got it captured, and you are right about them being vicious. These things are 6 ft long 200 lb wild animals and can kill you. They are only cute when they are not attacking you.

[prguitarman1]

Well thank god that this one was just being really playful and friendly

[prguitarman1]

Yeah, they calmed it down in the girl's restroom and got it back safely

[gwen420]

how cute!!! can't believe people are scared of such a cute little creature!

[prguitarman1]

I think it's the fact that the crazy lady in pink was making the kids scared

[Lontracanadensis]

I've worked with otters for around 20 years now. They're friendly, even loving to people they know, but they are still wild, and their teeth and jaws are made for crushing fish, bones and all. Giant otters' natural prey is piranha, so you can imagine the bite power the otter must have. The rest of them is strong out of proportion to their size too; far stronger than most people. They're related to wolverines and badgers, after all.

[cope0056]

Wow, petting an otter is a VERY bad idea. I've known of people needing reconstructive surgery due to being bit by an otter. They also eat 20-25 percent of their body weight every day since their metabolism is so high.

[jetli80]

wow i never really knew they were that big since i only seen them in tanks, thats like a decent dog's size.

[WegotSWAGGAA]

I was there at the aquarium on a school feild trip when this happened. The otter bit a ladies butt. And the lay just happened to be my principals wife. We had to stay in the penguin expbit forver!!!!!

[wewetheparakeet]

i bet those otters were born there so they have interacted with people before so they now that this humans are friends . a family of otters lives literally in my backyard and they are as friendly as can be , i feed them every time i go fishing and just a few weeks ago they had cubs , six of them . but still i gess they could be scared , the otters that live here ( in new jersey ) are just a bit smaller than a house cat

[black1688]

omg u wer fimling this this vid was on a show on animal planet

[mizorepower]

the lady in the pink is such a bitch

[wickedqueenamanda]

Run, little otter, run!

I <3 otters =)

[calliope8788]

Nature always wins!

[samanthasue]

There weren't any otters loose when I was there. :(

[Eric2221]

RAHAHAHAHA!!! 5/5

that is GREAT!!! Otter Chaos

[gabe228]

buncha pussies, even the guy whoes fukn 6 foot somethin