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It's Tuesday May the 1 around 8:49AM and

The Otter Bandwagon

I spent a sweet Sunday afternoon at the Aquarium last week. I was thinking it's actually pretty calm in here, which is odd seeing as that it was the first nice day in Vancouver in weeks. We saw the sharks, we saw the cramped Amazonian monster fish, the giant squid and then the jelly fish. There was like 20 people in there, it was awesome.

We stroll outside and saw the other 2,000 visitors that day all stuffed around the Otter pool. Otters are not cool, Dolphins and Sharks are cool - Otters are big rats... The reason for everyone jumping on the Bandwagon is that agonizing video of the two otters holding hands filmed in that same pool. It's been viewed by millions of people. All of a sudden the Aquarium's Otter pool is the place to be... if you wear Go Go Diego Shoes.

Here is the clip downsized so as not to cheer you up to much. Also make sure you turn the volume off so you don't puke. Anyways, go to the Aquarium and go see the real animals. Otters are like big rats and you sure as hell wouldn't care if two rats were holding hands. But go now while the crowd is glued to the snozzberry covered glass surrounding the sea rats. Then you can take in the sheer awesomeness that is a black tip reef sharks or a giant squid sucking down a goat.

hippo.jpgIn a related story, attempting to cash in on the animals gone loco craze, the Vancouver ZOO has gone ahead as planned and stapled a baby hippo to Hazina's back. Hazina's keepers are concerned as the large mammal has a hard time falling asleep if she isn't being spooned.

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