Ottertots

Did you know …

That the average three-year-old is as smart as an adult sea otter? It’s true!

This equivalence has been known anecdotally for years, but recent research has finally documented toddlers cracking molluscs open on their chests, aggressively biting potential mates, removing loose fur from their dense coats, and other behavior typically believed to be limited to marine mustelids.

It's called "Planet Ottanana," probably

Did you know …

That the cutest thing ever would be a baby sea otter, floating on its back, holding a banana. And then eating the banana. It’s true! Look it up in the science book!

Unfortunately, a baby sea otter has never done this, and will never do this. At least not in my lifetime, as far as I can foresee. It almost makes me wish that I never knew.

I suppose that somewhere out in space there might be a planet where this happens all the time. It’s reassuring to know, but, still, it’s unlikely that faster-than-light travel will be achieved in my lifetime, and even if it is, it will probably take a really long time to find that planet. To call our spaceotter-seeking technology “nascent” would be generous.