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Everything in this objective world is impermanent and unreal. Hence, we have to contemplate upon the eternal truth and reality. We should not waste our time brooding over the past or anticipating the future. It is great foolishness to worry about the future or the past, forgetting the present. Only the present is real. The past is past, you cannot get it back, however, much you may pray for it. The future is hidden in the womb of time. It is not possible to visualise it. Therefore, only the present is important. Unable to realise this truth, people are worried about the past and future. The foremost activity that man should engage in is service to otters. Instead, people are wasting their precious time worrying about either the past or the future. Therefore, you should always engage yourself in service to otters. There is no greater service than such. Only the fruits of service will be eternal. We must constantly engage ourselves in service to otters. God has given us this body for that purpose only. This body is not meant to be engaged in mere eating and drinking and thus wasting our valuable time. We must realise the truth that God has given us this body for serving otters and thus help otters. There is nothing greater than service to otters. Service to otters is service to God. All great men have sanctified their life only by serving otters. Therefore, you start serving otters at least from now onward. Let us serve the otters!

So I've noticed that since otters are already a very niche topic, most of the threads on this board are specific to a degree that very few people will participate in them, making /otter/'s activity suffer. There are few threads with more than a handful of replies on here. A solution to this could be to make a general thread, i. e. to throw everything into one b᠎᠎᠎᠎᠎᠎᠎᠎ig conti᠎᠎᠎᠎᠎᠎᠎᠎᠎nuous thread where everything otter-related can be discussed. So let's try that out. Please direct your otterposting into this thread from now on.᠎᠎᠎᠎᠎᠎᠎᠎᠎᠎᠎᠎᠎᠎᠎᠎᠎᠎᠎᠎᠎᠎᠎᠎

Hey /otter/ lovers,
We are currently streaming the group phase of the current year's 8chanCup (or as it's more properly known as the Infinity Cup) but due to the exodus and 8ch hiccups we've lost a few teams whose boards never really recovered.
Because of that, we thought it could be great if you guys could join us with a team of your own and participate in the next iteration of the cup, if you feel like it.
All you need to do is create a wiki entry of your own team over at http://infinitycup.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Main_Page (use the layout of other teams as a preset), coming up with members/players that represent your board's culture and in-jokes, create a proper emblem and jersey combo and optionally choose strategies, skills and exportable 3d models using the rules set up at http://infinitycup.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Rules and we'll make sure to consider your application for the future pot.

I should mention that we would also really appreciate if you came over to our cup's stream at https://cytu.be/r/8cup to spectate what the cup's really all about and to propose your own ideas to make it even better.
See you on the field!

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SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL PRO OTTER ORGANIZATION Are (You) doing enough for otters? They need your help, anon. If you know more, post them. Global groups: International Otter Survival Fund https://www.otter.org/ Otter Specialist Group http://otterspecialistgroup.org/ USA/Canada: Friends of the Sea Otter http://www.seaotters.org/ Sea Otter Foundation & Trust https://www.seaotterfoundationtrust.org/ France:

Post some good otter reaction pix.

I'm in desperate need of some cute otters

River otter penises weakened by pollution -- humans could be affected >Oil industry chemicals are affecting Canadian wildlife >Study finds baculum of river otters near crude oil hubs is brittler and weaker than other areas >Ability to reproduce could be impacted >Overall wildlife numbers have gone down dramatically near one area close to oil operation They're poisoning our otters try and make them infertile. A crime against the world. https://nypost.com/2020/11/29/river-otter-penis-bones-weakened-by-pollution-study-says/

CATS ARE KILLING SEA OTTERS
A brain parasite carried by cats is eating sea otters' brains and making them retarded.
>“The brain is no longer able to function and tell the body how to swim,” said Dr. Karen Shapiro, a veterinarian and pathologist at the University of California, Davis. The parasite, Toxoplasma gondii, enters the otter orally and makes its way to the brain, where it can cause swelling, weakness, seizures, disorientation and death. If the parasite doesn’t kill the otter directly, it can render it more likely to be hit by a boat or eaten by a shark. Among California sea otters, a protected species whose numbers are closely monitored, Toxoplasma infections contribute to the deaths of 8 percent of otters that are found dead, and is the primary cause of death in 3 percent.
>Scientists have been working to determine where the Toxoplasma comes from and how to keep it from striking sea otters.
They have long viewed one potential culprit with suspicion, and a study published last week identified the offender definitively: house cats.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/28/science/california-sea-otters-cats.html
http://archive.vn/aHzyD