Comments

1. #1 Juice

   March 3, 2010

   Why the barrier? Why didn’t they just give him the cheap keyboard?

2. #2 Andrew B

   March 4, 2010

   Love the background beat

3. #3 Nepenthe

   March 4, 2010

   I would have practiced so much more if someone had fed me every six notes.

   My piano teacher could have just stood there with m&ms.

4. #4 Kirsty

   March 4, 2010

   Holy CRAP! Otters have weird paws.

5. #5 ym

   March 4, 2010

   He needs to practice more.

6. #6 Beny

   March 5, 2010

   I reject the notion that the otter is playing because it’s being fed. The feeding has nothing to do with it.

7. #7 Linda

   March 5, 2010

   Doesn’t the human animal just love getting its jollies by making other animals perform – sad to see adults behaving this way.

8. #8 Charles J. Shields

   March 6, 2010

   Encouraging the otter to “play” the keyboard isn’t of any value to to the animal, and only entertains the humans. Except for showing that an animal will do what it’s asked for food, I don’t see the purpose in this. In fact, I’m sorry to see an otter, which is a delightful animal in the wild, being exploited for a stupid pet trick. Thought of having a monkey ride a tricycle? How about an elephant wag its trunk in time to music?

9. #9 Max

   March 6, 2010

   I agree with Charles; cute though it is, it’s exploitative.

10. #10 sueno

    March 8, 2010

    Not funny, not cute..just sad. Poor cute creature doing circus tricks in a facility that is supposedly there to educate the public. If I was in jail I would do stupid stuff for food too.

11. #11 Benny

    March 10, 2010

    To all of you naysayers…You do know that they said the same thing about MOZART!

12. #12 Toby

    March 11, 2010

    This otter will remain “in jail”, whether or not he is trained to scrabble at the keys of a cheesy synth for treats. Do you suggest that he is more exploited by the latter than by the former?

13. #13 zoa

    March 12, 2010

    If we could meet otter a little more than halfway, a waterproof keyboard and something tastier than dogchow…
    Tho I’m glad they stopped trying this sort of thing with the Orcas.

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15. #15 film izle

    July 28, 2010

    Encouraging the otter to “play” the keyboard isn’t of any value to to the animal, and only entertains the humans.6
    I reject the notion that the otter is playing because it’s being fed. The feeding has nothing to do with it

16. #16 film izle

    August 15, 2010

    Except for showing that an animal will do what it’s asked for food, I don’t see the purpose in this. In fact, I’m sorry to see an otter, which is a delightful animal in the wild, being exploited for a stupid pet trick. Thought of having a monkey ride a tricycle? How about an elephant wag its trunk in time to music?

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