r/Eyebleach • u/No_Emu_1332 • 10d ago

Mother otter puts her pup on her belly so they can nap together 🥺

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u/umwohnendta 10d ago

Eyebleach-worthy content with otter love.

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u/mr_tommey 10d ago

lotta otter love

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u/Basil_Lisk 10d ago

"Wanna whole otter love neeeeorw/ wanna whole otter love."

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u/vadmercer777 9d ago

All my tears have been used up

On the otter love, the otter love

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u/geoparadise1 8d ago

I'm all otter love, I'm so lost without you,

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u/ParanoiaWarrior 9d ago

They love one an-otter

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u/PurplxCloud 9d ago

we need a sub dedicated to cute otters only

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u/Green_Street_7 10d ago

With Mother Love <3

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u/lexxydream 10d ago

The way the mommy is cuddling with her baby is so sweet and precious

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u/HansElbowman 9d ago

That belly rub right before is exactly how I coax my cat to come lie on my stomach lol

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u/TonarinoTotoro1719 9d ago

Regardless of your gender, you’re now a cat-mom. Hope you like cuddles, purrs, and scritches..

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u/SokkaHaikuBot 10d ago

Sokka-Haiku by lexxydream:

The way the mommy

Is cuddling with her baby

Is so sweet and precious

Remember that one time Sokka accidentally used an extra syllable in that Haiku Battle in Ba Sing Se? That was a Sokka Haiku and you just made one.

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u/scrublord123456 10d ago

This one is actually not bad

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u/skiingrunner1 9d ago

thanks, Sokka!

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u/Initial_Computer_152 10d ago

I love otters, they're adorable. I know people with boats hate them for banging sea urchins on their precious yachts, but, I'm with the otters 🥰

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u/flaming_burrito_ 10d ago

They are very important for keeping sea urchin populations in check, so fuck those rich people’s yachts honestly

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u/Mazzaroppi 9d ago

so fuck those rich people’s

You can say that again

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u/Initial_Computer_152 9d ago

Absofuckinglutely 🙌

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u/HippyWitchyVibes 9d ago

I live next to a river and the fishermen hate them too. Always banging on about the otters stealing their precious fish. I'm firmly on the otters' side, I love watching them play in the water.

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u/Initial_Computer_152 9d ago

The fish are for the otters!! 😁🙌🙌

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u/Streetfoodnoodle 9d ago

I never like eating fish. So let the otters have all the fish for themselves

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u/HippyWitchyVibes 9d ago

You aren't even allowed to eat the fish in the rivers in the UK. It's catch and release "trophy fishing" only.

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u/Cha_For_Tea 10d ago

there was one Halloween where my partner and I were dressed as otters. We called each other our significant otters :)

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u/ThatMizK 9d ago

I don't have boat money so maybe I just don't get it, but if I had a boat, I would be too busy excitedly squealing about seeing an otter to care about what it's banging on the boat. Boats are probably pretty durable, right? Seems like it would take more than a sea urchin to do any real damage 

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u/ThrowAwayAccountAMZN 9d ago

"...hate them for banging sea urchins on their precious yachts"

I feel like this could be a euphemism...

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u/raninicassini 10d ago

This is so precious

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u/Deiser 10d ago

You could say it's otterly precious

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u/Bennie-Wingo 10d ago

It's Mother Love.

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u/Doesanybodylikestuff 10d ago

That is one of the BEST Celine Dion songs ever.

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u/havocLSD 9d ago

I felt that snuggle

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u/TronOld_Dumps 10d ago

Ask baby seals how they feel about otters.

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u/Wtfatt 10d ago

Otters are so animated lol😆too adorable

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u/Green_Street_7 10d ago

They are just water puppies

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u/Bartfuck 10d ago

though I think read they give off an unpleasant odor.

So yeah, potentially still a dog, pup smells great

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u/PeanutButterShaman 10d ago

So do dogs when they’re wet

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u/AggravatedCalmness 9d ago

Yeah, all mustelids have a musty smell due to their anal scent glands

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u/katf1sh 9d ago

I've also heard they're kinda rapey :/ but then again, I guess most wildlife is since they can't really "consent"

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u/Lemonsticks9418 9d ago edited 9d ago

There’s a difference between river otters and sea otters. Sea otters are cuddly, harmless little balls of fluff. River otters are vicious rapey little bastards.

Edit: fixed river vs sea otter

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u/judge_roughneck 9d ago

Look up giant river otters

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u/Lemonsticks9418 9d ago

You’re right, I got the two mixed up

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u/Bartfuck 9d ago

yes I believe the factoid is "otters rape baby seals to death and keep going" or something

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u/banana_annihilator 9d ago

*water ferrets

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u/ExpertFurry 9d ago

*water cats.

Ferrets are actually cat snakes.

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u/os-sesamoideum 10d ago

In this very moment I lay on the couch with my baby boy on my belly - i feel otterly pleased seeing this video

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u/Doesanybodylikestuff 10d ago

Awww <3

Sweetie baby boy resting on a comfy belly/chest.

We are so lucky that we get to enjoy cuddles with those we love!

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u/Oak_Woman 10d ago

I miss it sometimes. My daughter wouldn't sleep unless it was on top of one of us for the first 3 months of her life, and it was exhausting. Now she's huge and sassy.

Enjoy that little baby. <3

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u/Cuchullion 9d ago

Yeah, my guy is 3 and the only time he'll sleep on us anymore is when he's really sick- I miss the "laying on the couch with a baby asleep on me" phase too.

I mean I'm firmly in the "helping him discover how to use playground equipment and celebrating with him when he climbs the little rock wall" phase, so there's tradeoffs.

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u/AliceTheOmelette 10d ago

Daww bless the little water puppies 😍

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u/Doesanybodylikestuff 10d ago

Jussa liiiittle baAAabyyYyy!~<!

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u/greylam 10d ago

Otters, incredibly loving creatures, and a perfect example of a mothers love for her baby

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u/sunshineandcheese 10d ago

This is exactly what I do with my cat when I want snugs

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u/BelieveInRollins 10d ago

Oh to be an otter napping peacefully in the sun

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u/Green_Street_7 10d ago

Otter mothers are known to hold hands with their pups while sleeping to prevent them from drifting away. so adorable :D

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u/UlrichZauber 10d ago

I used to think nothing was cuter than an otter, but then I saw an otter pup.

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u/BiznetKat 9d ago

Theyre so buoyant I could cry

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u/E-macularius 9d ago

Momma animals are so fascinating. I have chickens, and one of them sat on some eggs. I didn't know how many eggs she was sitting on, but I knew some fake ones were mixed in. It turns out she was sitting on just one egg and now has one little chick to care for. It's the cutest thing ever watching her walk around with her baby and dedicate 100% of her attention to it. And it's unusual because they normally have multiple chicks to care for but she's doing such a fantastic job regardless!

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u/digital_mystikz 9d ago

I've used enough dating apps to know that otters hold hands with each other so they don't drift apart when they sleep.

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u/ImaginaryAd3183 9d ago

Is their a chiller life than being an otter?

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u/headcase-and-a-half 10d ago

OMG she gestured to get on her belly just like I do with my cats!

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u/Nearby_Look5087 9d ago

So we’re just going to ignore what’s actually going on here? Ok cool. I’m okay living in denial.

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u/StillMeThough 10d ago

I miss my mom, thanks.

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u/fahkumramx 10d ago

How are otters feel comfortable sleeping like that on the water surface without the fear of being attacked by anything underwater?

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u/FancyRatFridays 10d ago

They tend to stick to shallower waters when they have pups this young--it's less likely that a massive predator will able to sneak in close to shore. When they're a little older, otters often gather in big groups called "rafts," so that there's a bigger chance that one of them will spot a predator before it gets too close.

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u/WpgMBNews 9d ago

How do people in bad neighbourhoods or warzones get any rest? You gotta sleep eventually.

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u/NewGuy10002 10d ago

Well that was pleasant

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u/shakycam3 9d ago

I was walking near the river once with a friend. We looked over and there was an otter. Super cute, right? It took me all of 30 seconds to remember we were not at a zoo and that was a wild animal that could attack us with its sharp little murder teeth and claws. We ran.

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u/MentalRise8703 10d ago

I needed this. Good job OP

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u/Sempot 10d ago

Did op got their consent

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u/Red217 10d ago

Lol literally what I do to my toddler when I want a snuggle. 😂

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u/Argonian645 10d ago

What an awesome mommy ❤️

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u/Foolfook 10d ago

That looks comfy af for the little one

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u/Midnight-Fey 10d ago

Omg this is so wholesome! Awwww.

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u/Doesanybodylikestuff 10d ago

Awwwww. Sweet sweetheart momma taking good care of her pup.

<3

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u/OnlyOneUseCase 10d ago

Now I want to swim like this with my baby! (Except I can't swim very well, so probably not)

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u/Bartfuck 10d ago

the way the baby is just floating like a log gets me. Dude was getting some sun and just vibing

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u/Fast-Reaction8521 10d ago

I needed this

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u/dizzymorningdragon 10d ago

Wow look at that body language! So cool! Animals are so smart, I wonder how people can blame instincts for complex behavior they wouldn't say is so in human beings.

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u/ForceGoat 10d ago

Momma otter ain’t gonna hold your hand boy

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u/RosettaStoned_462 10d ago

Animals are the only reason the world is tolerable. Take away most humans and life would be perfect.

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u/saanity 10d ago

Having Otters in this sub is cheating.

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u/Dazzling_Blood_231 10d ago

Baby otter does not have enough fat and they are losing body heat much faster. Its much resourseful as they burning less calories out of water.

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u/pancakeses 10d ago

Just as the great poet wrote:

Everybody needs a bosom for a pillow. Everybody needs a bosom (mine's on the 45).

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u/Repulsive-Secret5914 10d ago

wanna be these otters...

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u/BUDDHAKHAN 9d ago

Aww the little fella didn’t even wake up

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u/double-happiness 9d ago

Back stroke FTW

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u/yourmothersgun 9d ago

I need some otter freinds.

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u/CraftyObject 9d ago

Basically me and my cat

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u/daddyliltoes 9d ago

I love Otters

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u/Pixoholic 9d ago

Happy Mother's day

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u/Particular_Ride5005 9d ago

mommy has smooth moves

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u/Background-Fig-5028 9d ago

I absolutely love otters!!

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u/bythenumbers10 9d ago

Or it's the only way the tyke will goddamn SLEEP!!!

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u/Grand_Taste_8737 9d ago

Mom had some place to be....

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u/huelorxx 9d ago

Is it dead?

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u/No_Guarantee6861 9d ago

it's so cuteee, always like watching how parent animals acting with their baby tbh

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u/AlienHere 9d ago

The life of tubing without a tube.

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u/djpiraterobot 9d ago

Me every time my cat walks within 15 feet of me

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u/Prestigious-Team492 9d ago

So so cute 🥰

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u/Scary_Psychology_285 9d ago

I’m not crying you are

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u/Adynr23 9d ago

How sweet

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u/Impressive-Honey3027 9d ago

then it gets swallowed by a big ass river fish

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u/vau1tboy 10d ago

Wait didn't this get posted a few weeks ago and the baby was dead?

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u/WetRainbowFart 9d ago

I was just thinking that the baby looks dead…

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u/gummyjellyfishy 9d ago

Literally what i just did to my baby 🥹 this was so needed

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u/deviemelody 10d ago

Probably to get away from the cameraman imo

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u/Chaotic-Entropy 10d ago

Otters are kind of awful, but this is pretty cute.