Fun With A Purpose

They may just look like fun antics but the behaviors that the mammalogists at the Aquarium of the Pacific train the otters to do all serve a purpose, even the cute ones. They allow the staff to build up a relationship of trust that allows them to very thoroughly check over the otter’s health and well-being.

In the video, you can see Mammalogist Erin checking out the fur and paws of Chloe the otter. And a little fun video editing makes it seem that Betty the sea otter is practicing a few martial arts at the beginning of the video while she is presenting her paw pads.

Fun with a purpose.