They are members of the weasel family and are found almost everywhere, except Australia and Antarctica. When it comes to their physique, most otters are small and they have short ears and noses, long bodies, long tails, and their most notable feature is their dense fur. 

Otters possess the densest fur among any other animal from any kingdom. They have as many as a million hairs per square inch in places. 

Another unique thing about otters is their stinky poop. So extraordinary that their poop even has its own name, “spraints.” According to National Geographic, “It’s thought to get its special odor, which some scientists describe as smelling like violets, from the seafood diet otters eat.” 

When talking about being stinky, a fresh bath would definitely wash that foul odor away, wouldn’t it? And nothing beats this adorable baby otter’s reaction after getting the chance to experience being in a pool for the first time in his young life. Meet this cute little otter, Tororo. Tororo lives in Japan together with his biological mom, Otsuyu, another adult otter named Odashi, and of course, his human mom who runs their YouTube channel called ‘LOUTRE.’ 

This family also has two Instagram accounts, uuu_chaan with 127,000 followers, and loutreosaka with 24,000 followers. 

Those numbers alone would immediately tell you that they’re quite famous not just in Japan but perhaps in many other countries across the world.

 

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They share photos and more often, videos of their everyday life and all the fun activities that they all share together as a family. 

This video, in particular, has over 1.7 million views with tens of thousands of likes and over a thousand comments from people who were simply amused by the otters’ natural charisma. Stinky Tororo needs a shower. The video started with the baby otter still comfortably dozing on his bed while the other two adult otters had just woken up on a separate bed. 

Shortly after waking up, his human mama decided to bathe him inside a tiny pool. It was his first time to experience being in a pool and his human mama was kind of worried but also excited at the same time. The water in the pool was not even an inch deep but the little otter was still skeptical about the idea. 

Mama Odashi was also in the pool and off she went by cleaning baby Tororo’s fur, although the latter didn’t seem to like it that much. The sound of protest. At some point, Tororo really sounded annoyed by everything that’s happening. Perhaps, he didn’t want to be in the pool, he didn’t want mama Odashi to clean his fur, or he didn’t want to take a bath at all. 

Whatever his reason for making such a sound, both his moms (otter and human) still managed to clean the little stinky otter. 

When he was finally fresh and dry, mama Odashi gave his fur some finishing touches to make sure they’re all clean and glossy. After having that quick dip in the little pool, Tororo went back to what he does best – sleeping. What an adorable little creature! 

 Watch baby Tororo’s first dip in the pool by pressing that play button below.

 
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  And though his breaks are few and far between, a little kitty decided to make one of his breaks as comforting and reinvigorating as possible. Flaty was sitting outside the hospital with his friend and colleague when a little stray kitty walked up to him, climbed onto his lap, curled up, and fell asleep. 

Flaty was surprised but touched by the little kitten’s trust in him, as stray animals in Egypt are often treated poorly and are, for that reason, wary of people. But this little kitten was craving affection and company, and perhaps she sensed that Flaty could use a little comfort too. 

She spent 20 minutes sleeping in Flaty’s lap before getting up and walking away. The unexpected cuddle session left Flaty feeling better than he had in months. “I had been on 12-hour shift continuously for like 20 days straight but that cat made all that seem like nothing,” Flaty told The Dodo, and said that meeting her was the best moment of his year. 

Flaty hasn’t seen the little stray since their beautiful moment together, but he’s keeping an eye out for her every time he goes on break, and he’s deeply thankful for the serenity and comfort she brought him.
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Photos of Bruno’s handiwork went viral after SPCA of Wake County shared photos of the pooch with his newly one-eared stuffed toy. 

“Bruno tore one of the ears off his favorite stuffed toy — the same ear he’s missing himself,” the shelter wrote on Facebook. “The staff member who found this couldn’t believe it, so she took these photos to show the rest of our team.” The staff shared how Bruno’s past was far less sweet and that the way he lost his ear the furthest thing from cute. 

“Bruno used to live chained up outside, and his ear was torn off when another dog attacked him, and he couldn’t run away,” the shelter shared. 

“But Bruno knows there’s nothing wrong with him, and now he has a best friend just like him to prove it. You’re perfect just the way you are, Bruno.” The SPCA told FOX10 that Bruno “came from a difficult situation” where he was tied up outside the entire year, through “freezing winters” and “hot N.C. summers,” and couldn’t escape his suffering.

His life outside also impacted his health. “Bruno has heartworm disease from all his days living outside, but thanks to your generous support, SPCA Wake is able to provide Bruno’s full course of treatment over the next few months! Heartworm disease is serious and very life-threatening — unfortunately affecting thousands of shelter dogs in NC each year, making it much, much harder for them to find homes.” 

The shelter quickly pointed out that despite the hardships he has endured Bruno is kind and sweet. “You would never know he had such a tough start to life — despite his pouty eyes, he’s a very happy and loving guy, and his tail absolutely never stops wagging!” SPCA staff told FOX10. “He’s well-behaved, cuddly, and very smart.” 

They added that he still likes other dogs and loves every person he meets. Bruno’s endearing photos spread like wildfire online and the original post was shared over 50,000 times on Facebook. One man that read Bruno’s story decided the dog was the one for him. 

“And just like that, Bruno has a new dad,” the SPCA wrote of the happy tails news. “Of course, his matching stuffie HAS to go with him so they can be buds forever.” And go with him, the toy did as the SPCA shared in Bruno’s Freedom Walk video. The shelter also shared that, “Bruno’s adopter loves him just the way he is and promised to show Bruno nothing but unconditional love for the rest of his life.” To help with Bruno’s treatment and save other heartworm dogs like him, you can make a donation spcawake.org/donate.
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  Students of Manchester Metropolitan University, Jack Spencer Furmston and Ben Camphor, were walking home when they saw a dog in the canal. 

Jack and Ben, along with a few other passersby, worked together to rescue the dog from the canal. "Everyone was panicking. I couldn't let that dog down and not help, so I put my jumper down and sprung into action, climbing down first," Ben said. 

The group look elated as they finally manage to hoist the dog out of the canal and back to safety. Another passerby, Dabhidh MchicEamailinn, captured the moment and shared the video to Twitter.

Dog rescued Ancoats pic.twitter.com/WxJ9nNmzaZ

— Daibhidh (@Dbelldb1) February 13, 2023

"Well done lads you are a credit to to our city," one user commented.
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