A group ofottersat a New Hampshire aquarium are showing off their creative sides.
Earlier this month, five Asian small-clawed otters — Harry, Teddy, Peanut, Jelly and Saco — craftedValentine’s Daypaintings for charity at theLiving Shores Aquariumin Glen.
“Harry, Teddy, Peanut, Jelly and Saco have been hard at work using their paws and otter-safe paint to craft 10 unique pieces of art and 25 Ottergrams,” the establishmentwroteonline. “The crafting offers the pack of otters a unique enrichment activity to keep their minds busy throughout the day.”
This year, fans can bid on the otter-crafted paintings through anonline auction, which is open now through 11:59 p.m. local time on Feb. 19. All proceeds will go directly to theTin Mountain Conservation Center, which is a nonprofit “providing education programs … that foster greater awareness and understanding of the natural environment,” according to its website.
The aquarium will also give fans the chance towin their very own Ottergram valentine. Winners for that contest will be selected on Feb. 20.
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Otters painting.Living Shores
Living Shores
The Valentine’s Day-themed moment from the Living Shores Aquarium comes about after the establishment shared a sweet video of theotter residents celebrating Thanksgivingat the aquarium last year.
Instead of turkey, the animals dined on mahi-mahi with mussel gravy, and they also enjoyed a mix of trout blood and gelatin instead of cranberry sauce.
The dessert course was replaced with an otter kibble pie, finished with a sardine lattice, the aquarium added.
“We all decided to take the otters' natural diet and tried to put a spin on it to make it look like Thanksgiving food,” Stacy Gendron, Living Shores' lead otter caretaker, told PEOPLE at the time, noting, “Everything they were served was either part of their normal diet or safe for them to eat.”
source: people.com
