Getting kinetic
Dec. 16th, 2006 02:44 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
otterfamilyI finally did screengrabs of this past summer's video footage. Basically I went through the whole video frame-by-frame looking for good photographic shots. I found some very nice facial portraits of the two males, which I'll post later. Right now, though, I want to show you an amusing little play sequence.
Mystery (right) displays the typical otter "play face" - a relaxed open mouth that bares the lower teeth.
Slick (left) is already hyped up when he sees Mystery's invitation to tangle, and he immediately lunges at his companion.
Mystery, however, totally anticipates Slick's move and masterfully dodges sideways, completely foiling his would-be assailant.
Slick then goes nuts, realizing he hit nothing but air, and he runs at full speed toward the water and plunges in, making a big splash:
After Slick "got kinetic," as I term it, the two males continued their play session in the water. It was a great show. I was happy to see it, as this turned out to be the only extended period of play I witnessed all summer...
Mystery (right) displays the typical otter "play face" - a relaxed open mouth that bares the lower teeth.
Slick (left) is already hyped up when he sees Mystery's invitation to tangle, and he immediately lunges at his companion.
Mystery, however, totally anticipates Slick's move and masterfully dodges sideways, completely foiling his would-be assailant.
Slick then goes nuts, realizing he hit nothing but air, and he runs at full speed toward the water and plunges in, making a big splash:
After Slick "got kinetic," as I term it, the two males continued their play session in the water. It was a great show. I was happy to see it, as this turned out to be the only extended period of play I witnessed all summer...
