Add the story of an elderly gentleman who was mauled by a rabid otter to your file concerning acts of war by the animal kingdom. The natural world REALLY has it in for us. And can you blame it? (In related news, a bear bit the fingers off of a Wisconsin grandmother, but because she was dumb enough to try to feed it through the bars of its cage, I think this one is far more understandable than the otter incident, which was apparently unprovoked.)
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
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"I told you, old man. We're not birds; we're a jug-band."
What happens when otters get raised by badgers.
"O-T-T-E-R. Otter."
Perhaps the funniest line of 9-1-1 call I've heard all year.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4p6_G4gQpk
There's a new title/cover image for the next Frank Zappa retrospective.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCI18qAoKq4
This is one otter who will not be welcomed back.
The neuroses of animals are all that stand between us and full-on interspecies war.
Was it wearing a yellow bow tie?
Loose seal!
Well, you should see de otter guy.
This is why I support the fur industry.
He has kind of a big head.
He looks pretty good for 96, mauling aside.
When I read this headline, I was hoping NatashaVC was returning as a contributor.
"Maury Denton
Attacked by otter"
At 96 years old, you're probably thinking its safe to say this a caption that will never appear under your name. And you'd be wrong. Damn you otters!