Sadie in ACTION! ANDY LINDBLOM Meet Sadie, the winner of our Mercury “Pets in Action” photo contest! (Boy, her owners are lucky!) And since you LOVE pets so much, why not check out our other Pet Issue articles? They include such pet-astic topics as “Your Pervy Pet,” at-home euthanasia, great dogs of history, why you […]
Otters!
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Otter Friday (the 13th)
Important news, everyone. If you’ve been paying attention to Blogtown for any span of time, you know our own Erik Henriksen has an unparalleled love for the rascally river otter. He instituted the (now-largely-defunct) “Otter Friday” some time ago to revel in their roly-poly antics. See examples here, here, and here. Every single time it […]
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Happy Otter Wednesday, Everybody!
It’s been a while since the last Otter Friday, right? LET US CORRECT THIS GRAVE INJUSTICE… with an Otter Wednesday. The zoo’s otters got their very own keyboard and appear to have quickly moved beyond standard beginner’s pieces, such as “Chopsticks,” and straight on to something bolder, more expressive and individualistic. In the video above, […]
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Hey Otter! Get Me Some Juice from that Vending Machine!
Hey, do we still do that “Otter Friday” thing anymore? (I try to stay away from the internet as much as possible.) Anyway, I could never figure out the big whoop about otters—until I saw this: You can actually train them to get juice for you out of a vending machine! (Take note, other animals! […]
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Unofficial Otter Friday
I’m not an official Otter Friday correspondent, but since two of them were named Alex, I feel qualified to update you on the following adorable otter memes, all from my Tumblr Completely True Animal Facts.
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Otter Friday! Now with Added Democracy!
Oregonzoo.org See that? That’s a maternal look in her eyes. Welcome back to Otter Friday in which your hard-working and diligent Blogtown team go to extreme and sometimes awesome lengths to bring you essential news on the world’s most talented and objectively brilliant semi-aquatic mammals. This week, we swell with pride: The race to determine […]
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OMG the Zoo’s Baby Otter Is Learning to Swim!
Mololla Mo, the Oregon Zoo’s nine-week-old river otter, is learning to swim, and check it out. It’s basically the best thing ever. “Baby otters do not know how to swim when they’re born!” WHAT! (Fun fact! Mo’s the son of Tilly, who you might remember from when Alex Zielinski and I—no big deal or anything—TOTALLY […]
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Don’t Forget! Cross-Dress Your Pet!
Submissions are due TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3 by 5 pm! Send your submissions here.
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Don’t Forget! Enter the “Cross-Dress Your Pet” Photo Contest!
Enter here.crossdresspet@portlandmercury.com
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EMERGENCY OTTER FRIDAY
OTTER PUP OTTER PUP! OTTER PUP! OTTER PUP! OTTER PUP! IT’S AN OTTERMERGENCY! Tilly, one of the zoo’s two North American river otters, gave birth to a male pup Jan. 28—the first river otter to be born at the Oregon Zoo. The new arrival weighed just over 4 ounces at birth and has already tripled […]
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The Portland Aquarium: Two Months In
Sarah Mirk wrote about this when it opened but I’d like to add my two cents. Specifically how it feels like the whole thing was built for about two cents. I love aquariums (aquaria?) more than almost anything and this one is not without charm. Watch crabs crawl over each other and not get caught […]