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Charlotte Issyvoo - 12 years ago

They were nearly hunted to extinction when whites first arrived on the northwest coast of N. America. Their coats were adored in Europe. Given how sweet and friendly they are, it must have been pathetically easy to hunt them. What a sad tale. But they're making a comeback now.

Chris - 12 years ago

Good stuff, I would have had a hard time not trying to pet it. Very cool though.

Raiderherm - 12 years ago

Very cool video....great job!

SWLinPHX - 12 years ago

It's so hairy! I'm not used to seeing something that hairy in the water. Most sea mammals (dolphins, whales, seals) don't have much hair. It looks like a dog that fell in and is drowning all waterlogged. That's how a lot of dogs look all wet.

SWLinPHX - 12 years ago

"I'm drowning, goddammit, help me!!". You really otter help him.

Niki Carson - 12 years ago

Made my day

Chada Vanich - 12 years ago

I salute you for having the determination not to touch the otter. It's probably a good idea not to touch it or feed it. I'd be so tempted to do both. Lovely video. Thanks for sharing!

The Ugly Barnacle - 12 years ago

The otter is just another member of the Coast Guard, making sure you aren't bringing any illegal stuff into his turf. =P

patio87 - 12 years ago

Is this food? Is this food? Is this food? Is this food? Is this food? Is this food? Is this food?

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Sonyag1 - 12 years ago

The otter has tags on it's rear legs. It's used to human contact....

hilary benoit - 12 years ago

Sorry.. Not a sea otter pup. Sea otter pup's are usually brown with white fur. Or pure white. Also, this one is too big to be a pup. It is also a known fact that sea otters will befriend and play with kayakers, scuba divers, etc.. As they are very playful creatures. This otter was probably just checking you out and making sure you weren't a threat.

Jack Hussey - 12 years ago

I'd stick my hand out and pull him up on board.

Vanisia Covington - 12 years ago

but ... but ... i wannntttsss himmmm =(

DRKN98 - 12 years ago

i think it was kayak jacking you lol nice video

Jared Gordon - 12 years ago

Should've convinced them that everyone else was throwing their car keys into the canyon...surely you could've pointed down for examples.

Spatiality - 12 years ago

I would have helped it and used my hand as a step so he could rest on my kayak.

The Ugly Barnacle - 12 years ago

It would be brain-numbingly scary if this otter was actually trying to get away from sharks.

Shmuck60 - 12 years ago

"keeped ..." Please tell me that english is not your first language!

trent8002003 - 12 years ago

Not a pup. An adult.

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CJBolan - 12 years ago

OMG it's so cute :D!!!!!

WebdevShooters - 12 years ago

@jemgraphics screw that i would've taken him to my private salt lake in oregon and keeped him for a long time

I don't know - 12 years ago

Lucky it was just a Sea otter!

Alexxx281 - 12 years ago

@Olli3RT Dude you are so fucking gay its sad.

saranoid - 12 years ago

@Masowai I agree. Otters are entirely at home in the water. They'll sleep on their back in the water; they're arguably more comfortable in water than on land.

saranoid - 12 years ago

they're so cute that a lot of people never suspect that, depending on the size of the otter, their bite can potentially be as bad or worse than a bite from a rottweiler. I know of a woman who had a few bones in her hand crushed from an otter bite. So think twice about touching. They can be a bit cantankerous about being petted, anyway, even domesticated ones.

Kirk Cameron's Greatest Fanpage - 12 years ago

@MsChorong NO, don't help it! It doesn't need any "help". It doesn't need any rest or air, either! Please start thinking with you brain and not your heart.

Kurayami111 - 13 years ago

Baby seal: FLOATING BANANA!

Cho Rong - 13 years ago

hey why won't you help it up? it needs some rest and air!

Jay Igaboo - 13 years ago

@ThatxStaphyy I beg to differ- -we humans in the West waste a lot of food--n othing in my house goes to waste, it feeds one of God's other creatures. I live in Glasgow, Scotland. In the city we now have a large population of foxes, all much tamer than their country cousins. They scavence our waste, adn also prey upon rats, so all good. Likewise some bird specie that were in decline in the country because of man are thriving in the city- -because of us- -it helps event it out.

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Misnomer Jones - 13 years ago

Have you seen a sea otters teeth? I love sea otters, but I would not pet it, it could take your finger off.

N A - 13 years ago

@jemgraphics DUDE. I totally appreciate what you're saying, but seriously? Who could resist petting that thing? lol

KadenzaKat98 - 13 years ago

"Oooh! What this??? And that??? And this thingy???? Oooooh! It smells funny!" That is what the sea otter was thinking...

ImOn2TheNext1 - 13 years ago

"I'll crack your skull like a clam on my tummy!" -Sea Otter

Myaucat - 13 years ago

sooo adorable! why didn't you pet him?? that's just silly... nothing wrong with showing him love.

Myaucat - 13 years ago

sooo adorable!! why didn't you pet him??? that's just silly... nothing wrong with showing him love.

Virgil077 - 13 years ago

I wonder who tagged him.

Vanta_Blk - 13 years ago

Looks like the little fella was hungry...

NXX1 - 13 years ago

They bite.

Dominic Burke - 13 years ago

the five dislikes are clearly fish!!

1996nfs - 13 years ago

@ThatxStaphyy your right... when one person jumps off a cliff will you

Haxxploits - 13 years ago

Pleased to meet you, I'm an otter. Are you has food?

LyricalXilence - 13 years ago

@jemgraphics Thanx for the clarification. I would have such a hard time not petting the otter because I have such a soft heart, especially when he/she is struggling to get on the boat. But I have to remember what is best for the sea puppy.

LyricalXilence - 13 years ago

Why is it a good thing that the cameraguy didn't pet the sea pup? Is for the pups safety or the humans? Either way this is too adorable.

admiralgorganzola - 13 years ago

a verry clever mugging

Omnibus C - 13 years ago

hey man, he was trying to steal ur shit man. Freaki'n Tazmanian Devil's cousin

XSidSChikX - 13 years ago

Anyone that dislikes this video has no soul.

Jody - 13 years ago

they are not shy.

nitwp - 13 years ago

@ThatxStaphyy How are they gonna get food if we don't feed them? Humans tend to destroy everything when they move in and that includes animals' habitats, food sources, water sources, oxygen-producing plant life... pretty much everything living things require. I estimate the Grand Canyon will have a McDonalds and a Wal-Mart by next year, then the year after that it gets its first outlet mall.

sarah catherine petro - 13 years ago

@gemgraphics How come he couldnt hoist himself up on the kayak?He is so precious.You were real lucky to have had that experience.

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mishmosh2000 - 13 years ago

Very cool video!

Alistair Steele - 13 years ago

God damn that is adorable!

Fockersnextdoor - 13 years ago

I always feed the otter, but it's ok we are friends

fkkkkkenig - 13 years ago

@hogarchy aggravate any animal and they're prone to attack. humans included!

redhairmarimo - 13 years ago

oh wow! Sea otters are way bigger than river otters. I thought they would be relatively the same size.

brotherbill101 - 13 years ago

at 0:43 you can see tags on the otter so he obviously had human contact before

Sam Dubois - 13 years ago

@ :39 mostach!

Stefan Korban - 13 years ago

This is what it's like to have a pokemon...

whackedout! - 13 years ago

@ThatxStaphyy Good on you.

orlandobabe - 13 years ago

He is so cute, I wouldn't be able to resist touching him.

GettnBooted - 13 years ago

Well well well...what ya otter do when that happens is yell leave me abalone! lol gb

lifewithstaph - 13 years ago

I agree with you. I was at the Grand Canyon and these people were feeding a squirrel. I told them don't feed the squirrels or they will become dependent on us. The guy says well everybody is doing it so I should to. Just because everybody else is doing it doesn't mean you have to do it. When one person stop then everybody will want to stop as well.

Greg Waltz - 13 years ago

i wanna play with it...

3700kelsey - 13 years ago

The otter looks more like an adult than a pup. If it were a pup, mom wouldn't have been very far away.

KadenzaKat98 - 13 years ago

This behavior actually seems to be more of curiosity...

SentaDuck - 13 years ago

What you people don't realise is that is the otters kayak and some human stole it.

abba rabba - 13 years ago

otters= hottest thing in the rivers!

lilsquirt8995 - 13 years ago

That otter's lookin for some sea weed if u know what i mean

FullmetalAngyl - 13 years ago

Oh Man, That Was So Sweet!!

Saga - 13 years ago

Otter, stop trying to get the attention of that human kayaker. Otters lack the capacity for human speech. You will be unable to communicate your message to him.

goldeneyesofafrica - 13 years ago

Nice interaction and great day!

Adam Secoy - 13 years ago

if that was me on that kayak i wouldve helped him up those things are mixes between fish and dog the rezemblence is undeniable sealions played a part in the k9 evolution

MICHELLEEVANS33 - 13 years ago

beautiful! don't ya just wanna pick em up and cuddle with them! i love it! thanks for showing the rest of us!

CanadianPerspective - 13 years ago

As wrong as it is, I still wouldn't be able to resist petting such a cutie-pie : )

GBPaddling - 13 years ago

It's actually a "Kayak Valleting Service" and he charges $5!!! you did pay him didn't you?

Walter's Heart - 13 years ago

I like that he was on a mission and swam from way out to see what you were

matt D - 13 years ago

OMG its so cute :D aawe poor thing's trying to use your kayak as a area to chill

Radek Raczkowski - 13 years ago

would have been a very nice video with some real audio feed but thanks for the upload!

ImFineYurSick - 13 years ago

much better encounter than that guy who got pulled off his kayak by Nile Crocodile - Kayaking and Africa don't mix :(

musicalmist - 14 years ago

so cute!

River Stench - 14 years ago

@lamemaynard i would have to, but only after letting it investigate, case if its seen one before it will be less tempted to go again, if u dont feed it that is

Bleedat - 14 years ago

@2spiritfulkids why would you displace it from its home?

Kitsy 13 - 14 years ago

Oooooh man oh man! If this was me, I'd be so incredibly tempted to pick it up and give it a million forehead kisses! It is so cute!!!

sherman4970 - 14 years ago

Its just investigating ,,no problem with that.Enjoy the experience but dont encourage it thats all!!

smilesterXtrem5 - 14 years ago

..Even men like me can think these animal videos are...'cute'

owen Batchelor - 14 years ago

this would be like, my dream holiday! to go kayaking and have an otter say hi!!! :) so cute!

joshua Fowles - 14 years ago

anal anyone??

GBPaddling - 14 years ago

Cheeky in the extreme! brilliant stuff.

Caglehead268 - 14 years ago

Really good information section! I wouldn't ever feed a wild animal like this, and be very hesitant to touch it- how do we know what their body language is saying??

lazydreamereyes - 14 years ago

why so precious, little sea otter, WHY SO DARN PRECIOUS?!?!

lbr218 - 14 years ago

4 people truly have no souls

Elizabeth Krell - 14 years ago

ZOMG! This comment will randomly get thumbs up

Lollymiss1 - 14 years ago

Otter::: hey buddy..you got any fish in there? NO? Ok fuck you I'm outta here!

7iger - 14 years ago

@Callofdutymaster12 hahaah!!

micropope - 14 years ago

YARRRGH I be takin dis vessel!

ProfessorAlaska - 14 years ago

That is one nosey otter.

guille bossard - 14 years ago

excelente¡¡¡¡¡¡ una experiencia inolvidable¡¡¡¡¡¡¡

GettysburgFife - 14 years ago

Adorable! Thank you for sharing.

GoblinXXX - 14 years ago

@Callofdutymaster12 The otter thought "Let me see how close I can get to that human", and after he jumped on the boat, he thought "Ooo, I must have scared it!" ;)

David McTague - 14 years ago

haha i had something very similar happen to me yesterday... i was coming down the Susquehanna River in PA and toward Wyoming i saw otters so i decide to see how close i could get to one i got about 25 yards away from it and i went completely out of sight and i thought i must of scared it so i sat there for a couple seconds and the thing jumps onto my Kayak and scared me to death and jumped in the water...my dad who was fishing was scared because i screamed HOLY S**T like as loud as possible HAHA

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sharonc57 - 14 years ago

What a cutie!

scorchedearthdj - 14 years ago

hello sea otter

cadman2300 - 14 years ago

Too cute. I never get tired of friendly animal encounters like this.

Zaaxun - 14 years ago

otterly i mean utterly adorable.

39ocean - 14 years ago

I think I just died from over cutness! Adorable!

Katherine Ayers - 14 years ago

Need to put music to this. Makes you wonder if he was looking for food????

KendraSays - 14 years ago

omg it's so cute. i just want to buy a kayake and search for one nooooooow. haha and maybe brush it -kendra <3

Tiana Duart - 14 years ago

No it is not ok to touch wildlife wvwn with a glove. In fact it is against the law. You are to remain a minimum of 100 feet from marine mamals and to touch one can land you a heafty fine. Plue even gloved you will get hurt. Otters don't tear they crush and your bones will be crushed with or without a glove.

Tiana Duart - 14 years ago

OK this is not a pup it is an adult and even letting the otter play with your kayak is not a good thing it's ok to gently push the otter away with your paddle or splash water at them. Because there are so many people in the slough the otters become used to you. They are not looking for food. It is also dangerous for the human they have very strong jaws and will crush whatever part they bite and they will bite. Even trained sea otters bite their handlers Be careful and respect the wildlife.

dragon - 14 years ago

He is so adorable and cute!

kkage2 - 14 years ago

just looking for food....

SpazzyHyena - 15 years ago

I would have to hold my arm back not to pet it! SO CUTE!

DesertFernweh - 15 years ago

How cute, Elkhorn Slough rocks

Sketch - 15 years ago

........ get over yourself its just a nice vid. though i agree with you theres no need to be a bitch

hypatiaswan - 15 years ago

cute otter but me thinks he's more interested in getting any food the kayaker might have than in "befriending" the kayaker. I bet kayakers have fed him before. Peeps seriously need to cut that shit out. Leave the wild animals alone!

bloofan06 - 15 years ago

OMG, that is SO adorable! Thanks SO much for posting this! You are right, sea otters should definitely NOT be touched. This is amazing to see this sea otter playing around the kayak, because when I went kayaking in Monterrey, California some other kayakers got too close to a raft of sea otters & it scared them. It's best to let the sea otters come to you, if they want to. They will bite, so please be careful.

Damian Rodriguez - 15 years ago

i would of pet it =]

Gary190tube - 15 years ago

lol ! Some guy on youtube got a sealion on his kayak. They're all at it !

teamrocketsucks - 15 years ago

he was guna eat their face off

David Mausolf - 15 years ago

Don't promote otter dependence on humans.

wkalkhof - 15 years ago

Nice video, but kind of sad in a way if it does indicate dependence. Thanks for the educational information on that point!

Evan B - 15 years ago

It's an otter-pirate!

Stella Shim - 15 years ago

aw come on! you shoulda helped that little fellow go on your kayaking boat! i'm sure he/she woulda appreciated it. :)

Larry Cabz - 15 years ago

Maybe he just wants a banana....

llamafreak1 - 15 years ago

cucucucucucucucucucucucucucucuuuuttteee!!!!!

Nick Santolla - 15 years ago

Should have gave him a hand :P great video

Deb Conner - 15 years ago

He is beautiful!

jhvscs - 15 years ago

lmao

Elkhorn Slough Foundation - 15 years ago

Thanks for the posting! The Elkhorn Slough Foundation appreciates your call for caution with curious otters and avoiding contact at all times. Certainly feeding wildlife at the Elkhorn Slough is not a good idea, and keeping your distance is highly recommended for the animals welfare and yours. favorited and 5 stars!

clairmatinaustralia - 15 years ago

oh my gosh that looks more like a little doggy!!!

Kammie Pom - 15 years ago

soo cute!

Trevor Ripley - 15 years ago

He was like wheres meh food??!?!

bucephalus4 - 16 years ago

that's hilarious! He looked like he was looking for the button that made the food come out. Good call letting him be.

sandhilldiva - 16 years ago

zaeem788 your comment was funny

Zaeem788 - 16 years ago

he tried to hijack the kayak, GRAND THEFT OTTER!!

mrmorones82 - 16 years ago

Not to sound lame and I don't want to should on anyone but, you should never let an otter do that. First off they bite, second that could be up to a $20,000 fine. Just splash them with water and paddle away. That happens quite often especially where this was filmed. So just be smart about it.

MtnGirl26 - 16 years ago

He does look like he's searching for food. He's probably used to being fed. I'm very glad you mentioned that people should not feed or touch them. They are beautiful in the wild and should be kept that way. Great moment and video!

Seattleleet - 16 years ago

All he was thinking was "hey! Where's the creme filling???" Awesome encounter.

dmt0709 - 16 years ago

Wow, I'm so envious. It did look like he may have been looking for a handout, but it doesn't look like you were feeding him. Or, he may have been just a curious little fellow who paddled out to say hi. Thanks for sharing a great private moment with nature. *****

Dolphin0rcaLover - 16 years ago

aww..... he's very a curious little guy

Alan Grant - 16 years ago

that was good

Joy Marie Garcia - 16 years ago

kawaii!! poor thing couldnt get on the kayak ^-^

oxman0313 - 16 years ago

My favorite, sea otters. I like Otter pops too. and oter pups

Matt Billings - 16 years ago

Man this was a once in a lifetime opportunity. I hope you enjoyed it

shammerton73 - 16 years ago

Brilliant, well done. We get wild sea otters in Shetland but you can't get near them. Maybe this one ws hand reared ? Either way, what a great experience and great video

zepter00 - 16 years ago

lol it is abordage some kind of pirate :)

zepter00 - 16 years ago

lol it is abordage some kind of pirate :)

drail80s - 16 years ago

wow they are larger than I thought they were

bloofan06 - 16 years ago

That is so adorable! You did a great job; both on the video and in letting the sea otter be himself. Thanks for sharing!

AstrumSol - 16 years ago

Amazing animals.

SteveBYuen - 17 years ago

Next time bring some fish! Great job holding the camera steady in the kayak with a 40-lb otter climbing all over it.

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