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Otter Spotted in Wild With Gadget in Hand

by Evan Shamoon on February 25, 2009 at 02:12 PM




In what can only be called a spectacular turn of the tables, wildlife photographer Enrique Aguirre was boating around Monterey Bay (home of one of the country's great aquariums, we should add) when he spotted -- and was spotted by -- an otter floating on its back. With a video camera in its paws.

Aguirre was on the boat with a group of professional photographers when they spotted the otter; it wasn't until they got close that they realized what the animal was doing.

"I was like, did I actually see an otter with a video camera or was I hallucinating?" Aguirre told the Santa Cruz Sentinel. Having photographed animals the world over, Aguirre said the Otter With Camcorder was the "craziest" thing he's caught an animal doing. (Note: We still think he's got some serious competition with this video in the otter category.)

"I know I can go down there another million times and I will never see another otter with a video camera," Aguirre said. "I think I have more chance of a penguin coming up to me and actually speaking English."

We say, come on Internet! What you got? [From: Santa Cruz Sentinel Via: Neatorama]

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