Molalla, a 9-week old Baby River Otter, learns how to swim at the Oregon Zoo. OK. I’ll never complain about my swimming lessons in my youth…
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I can't sleep…
Molalla, a 9-week old Baby River Otter, learns how to swim at the Oregon Zoo. OK. I’ll never complain about my swimming lessons in my youth…
Source: GrindTV
So no one grabbed you by the scruff of your neck and kept dunking you until you got it? You’re right, nothing to complain about. Though I still can’t dive – can’t figure out why I should put my head where the rest of me hasn’t been yet.
Like most things pal, it’s all about going in “head first.” 🙂
Try telling that to my swim instructor when I was a kid.
Laughing. He should have grabbed you by the neck and pulled you in.
..and given rise to yet another lifelong neurosis.
Awww, he’s a cute little guy, and I have to agree with the commentator, mom’s approach *is* a bit {ahem} brusque. Guess she believes in “complete immersion” as the quickest method of learning…..ba dum bum…. 😉
Laughing. Yes, a wee bit aggressive. Baby didn’t look at worse for it…
Animal instinct is amazing. Learned something new today.
Yes, me too
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Heh, heh, heh…
🙂 Thanks for sharing Todd
Adorable! Mom knows best!
Doesn’t she though…
Hahaha! Can you imagine if one of our parents did that to us??? Poor little guy…yeah, he’ll learn to swim if he even lives! I saw the part where the mom was kind of stroking the baby with her paw…and figure she was either trying to comfort the little guy…or see if he was even alive.
Laughing. I missed that part with Mom stroking baby. Comfort or checking for pulse. How funny!
🙂
I have actually watched documentaries where patents of children do something similar…and it works.
I haven’t seen that. That would be a bit more exciting (aka terrifying)
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Too sweet! I thought my mom was mean making me take swim lessons, but I did learn to swim 🙂
Your Mom was mean. How funny. And look at the outcome. 🙂
Oh it looks brutal, but I bet he learned quickly.
Sink or swim, right?!
Fascinating!! Teaching Baby to swim – by the neck!!! 😀
Yes…incredible clip…
Absolutely adorable 🙂 There’s an organisation called the Otter Trust in the UK, with three centres, one of which I used to visit every time I went on holiday to Suffolk. There’s also the Suffolk Wildlife Trust that’s been doing some great work with these wonderful creatures. http://www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/about-us/news/good-news-for-otters/
Thanks Sarah. I’ll check it out. Thanks for pointing me to it.