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"GIMME ALL YO' FOOD!" seems to be what this guy's saying.

He's already eaten all of the candied yams... it won't be long before he turns on the turkey wings and gravy.

And here I thought only squirrels knew how to store food in their cheeks!

Interesting factual tidbit: Otters frequently store squirrels in their cheeks.

Oh my...
Well, I suppose. An otter can never have too many squirrels.

They don't actually eat the squirrels, of course (squirrels are too adorable, and high in cholesterol). They just carry them around. It's... kind of a woodland hobby.

The face of pure enjoyment :D

The way to an otter's heart is through his taste buds. :3

Too late. A horde of otters already descended and made quick work of the turkey.

No turkey in the land is safe. Quickly, hide your feast in the only place safe from the otter horde - an olive factory.

Otters hate olives. Don't ask why, nobody knows.

I'm suspicious that it's a trap, and that the olive factory is, in fact, RUN by the otters.

Don't chew with your mouth open, Mr. Ottar! That's just rude!

Rude?! *chomp* *schlarf* *slobber* *burp* I'll have you know that I'm made of solid classiness!

any otter that wanted to join us at dinner would be completely welcome

Otters are prone to showing up unannounced at your dinner table. They feast on your dinner, slurp up your beverages, burp (adorably) and shuffle off out the back door around midnight without so much as a bye or lave. That said, if you've been a good host, and haven't complained, then the next morning, you may find that your holiday cake has turned into 24 carat gold, or your Honda's engine is now stuffed with natural saltwater pearls.

Otters: mysterious, but generous.

lave = leave, of course. Otters are also prone to typos.

if they really as cute as i've seen at zoos and in nature documentaries i'll let them fill their little tummies!

then they'll just be prone. for awhile, anyway

The shot itself is great and also adorably heartwarming, but the quality is really amazing, what kind of Camera are you using, and did you use a special lens or any lighting accessories?

Well, thank you. I shoot with a Canon EOS (one of the earliest models). Typically I shoot with a 70-300mm lens set to a fairly narrow depth of field, though for closeups I will sometimes switch to my pocket Powershot, which has a decent macro setting. This shot was the former.

No matter how high quality a small digital camera can get, I just can't help but rely on an SLR for photo taking, the quality always comes out amazing to the point of being able to see the...I guess you could call them pores where the Whiskers sprout from to the hint of stubble on a persons face.

I have a D-40 myself, and knowing the quality of the pictures SLRs take, I have to tip my hat to you sir, you took a quite talented shot.

*Kind of a Kiss Ass to anyone who takes pictures.*