Otters
Alternate Animal Anatomy
What are these parts really called? Twitter’s on it
Pay attention, class, because this will be on the final. In keeping with their educational mission, a number of zoos have joined together to “unscience” cute animals.
Ready for a proper anatomy lesson? #UnScienceAnAnimal is here!
Let's kick it off with this example of a floof nugget, ππ’π―π΅π©π¦π³π’ πΆπ―π€πͺπ’. pic.twitter.com/H4UKRPQMBK
— Woodland Park Zoo (@woodlandparkzoo) January 29, 2019
For instance, did you know that horns are really called “pokey nubbins”? You do now!
Time for a proper anatomy lesson! #UnscienceAnAnimal pic.twitter.com/3a8R0JCTsO
— Northwest Trek Wildlife Park (@NorthwestTrek) January 29, 2019
And of course, all baby animals have “teefies.” We should know that.
we would like to submit this bebe tapir anatomy for review
ππ’π±πͺπ³πΆπ΄ π£π’πͺπ³π₯πͺπͺ aka ππͺπ΅π³πΆπππΆπ΄ ππ’π―π’π΅πΆπ΄ #UnscienceAnAnimal pic.twitter.com/HaRmaaWQFz— San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance (@sandiegozoo) January 29, 2019
Here are some otter anatomy terms you otter know.
https://twitter.com/orcoastaquarium/status/1090297512018071552
And while every hippo has a head, only Fiona has a “crown holder.”
Proper Fiona Anatomy #UnscienceAnAnimal #TeamFiona pic.twitter.com/HcRGMIJ7VC
— Cincinnati Zoo (@CincinnatiZoo) January 29, 2019
Links: Paging Dr. Barbie
And finally: Rain Bird
Otter Baptism
“Free-ends, we are gathered at the river today to cleanse sister Eunice Burbles of her earthly sin and welcome her into the First Baptist Church of the Holy Abalone…”
Sender-inner Susan H. writes: “I was at the High Desert Museum near Bend, Oregon, and they have three river otters that love to wrestle with each other. These guys were just hilarious, and I must have taken a hundred pictures of them.”