All I got was a rock

That's called coal. You burn it to produce heat and lots of filthy smoke.

And to PO environmentalists.

Personally I'd want a water wing for my tail. That thing would weigh a ton if if got soaked, what with all the fluff. That and the view it would give is nice too lol

Also he may want to look behind him...

That's his tailtip, I think, not a shark.

a shark sounds better with text lol

Ah, but in the water it actually would weigh less because water is bouyant. It's when you get OUT of the water that it'll weigh a ton. Water wings wouldn't help you with that. Maybe helium-filled balloons?

When a fluffy tail is soaked, it weighs a bit heavier than water (hairs and bones are heavier) and is very non-hydrodynamic. Anything that keeps much of it out of the water would be beneficial. Unless one needs to dive, of course.

This stuff might be the solution.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZrjXSsfxMQ

Many aquatic animals already use something like this :)

Yeah, right. But it would be difficult to squeeze out an otter or a duck to get their natural water proofing grease.

Brings an image of a seal and a fox being all over each other :)

I'm not sure what you mean by "weighs heavier than water." That statement really doesn't make any sense. However, we're talking about a tail IN water. When a tail is in water, the tail has exactly the same mass as when it's out of water. The weight of any extra water mass that the hairs retain, either through direct absorption or capillary action (water trapped between hairs), only comes into play when the tail is lifted out of the water. In the water, the weight of the "wet" tail's trapped extra water mass is cancelled by the water surrounding it due to neutral bouyancy effects (the lifting force of the water surrounding the tail cancels the weight of the water in the tail.) While the wet tail may now have more effective mass due to trapped water, it's weight will actually be lighter. This is because the tail is now in a denser medium--water. Bouyancy effects come into play, actually making the tail lighter in weight (but not its mass) while in the water.

I was talking about average density. If there's enough air trapped, the average density may be below that of water. If all air is replaced with water, the density of bones is the major contributor. Unless there's a lot of fat in the tail :)

At least you can be cuter in the water. X3

so fucking cute. can almost see his crotch.

I love his expression, I'm imagining him saying this for the benefit of his mother

With little feeshes on them!

He needs a life vest

They make swimming harder.

It could be worse.
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/9350136/

Hee! cute!

and a otter do need to try once at lest! for the fun and sillyness of it! ha!

Happy new year out thre to all otters and cute critters!

Inflatable collars?

I have two pairs of armbands in adult size, and since I can't swim, it would be good to wear them when playing with my big toys on the water. But I'm too ashamed to wear them.