Hell, birds do it for flying. My own father hurled me into the pool to teach me to swim. He was ready to come get me if things didn't go well and there were others there as well, and I had the floaties, but sometimes you gotta give that nudge or the wee one will never even get brave enough to try it out.
mom is right there with them.. not just dragged into water and left on their own. Brings them back up to surface for air so they figure that out. It is NOT just like getting tossed into the deep end alone ...
Zoos are prisons. Make no mistake. Just because they're allowed out of their cells from time to time makes them no less prisoners. No crime, no trial, locked up for life...bang.
@@maxwelll1978 I don't really like zoos because they are caged up in unfamiliar habitats, but some species would become extinct if it wasn't for zoo breeding programmes, then again you have to ask is it worth it if the creatures are going to be caged all day! I do think zoo care has improved though!
@@maxwelll1978 :sigh: Did you not notice the part where it was explained that the otters are both rescues? They can't be released back into the wild because they became dependent on their caregivers while they were recovering. They can either be in the zoo or be dead -- which would you prefer? The goats, meanwhile, are domesticated animals. They don't exist in the wild.
Yeah, the goats it was kind of obvious their handlers were giving them food treats. Seemed more interested in their hands than the otters. This video is more about marketing than anything.
Em Em abuse and survival are not the same thing. Mama otters need to teach their children how to swim or else they’ll never learn. Whereas abuse is continued physical, physiological, and emotional mistreatment to children. Don’t compare them
Goats: we were told there would be treats involved, but instead you bring us to your weird glass basement with these watery ass cat dog thingies. You've got some splainin to do, hooman.
I live with 3 free ranging rabbits. One, my special baby, sleeps in my bed every night. We have local birds as friends, some magpies play games with my bunnies and even sneak up and snatch beaks full of fur in moulting season when it coincides with nesting season. My days are cuteness on overload and I hardly notice it as a rule. :-) I can handle otters and little goats without losing it. Just..
I saw a 5 year old spontaneously playing tag with a pair of otters at a zoo in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The kept it up for more than a half an hour before the kid's parents dragged him away. He was having the time of his life - the window wall was much longer than this one and he was racing & reversing direction without warning, but the otter's always flipped over and were right there with him no matter how he tried to gain on them. He was shrieking with joy every time he pivoted and so did they.
This face: 3:06 awww... Clearly both the goats and the otters had a great time! Sea otters are so fun. And the babies... omg, little muppets. I love how no-nonsense the moms are when she teaches the babies how to swim!
+grytlappar: Sea otters are indeed fun (too), but these are river otters. And yeah, the swimming lessons were pretty intense. Never seen that before. +Matthew W: Choke on a bone.
Spenser T that’s how they teach them. They have to teach them the body movements necessary to dive for their food. That how most animals learn to swim. You put them in that uncomfortable situation and they just go with it and learn.
Wow! Now that's enrichment! Never heard of a zoo taking animals around to see the other animals before; super-awesome. This video also brought back good memories - I got to play chase with the otters at the Oregon Zoo one time. 😁
Yes, but Mama Otter knows the water is survival for them, food, protection from predation, shelter, transport, etc. And otters instinctively hold their breaths when the water starts rising up their face. Did you notice how she undulated, dragging the pup back above the water far more often than she would have needed to do, so that the pup would learn to catch a breathe when its face broke the surface? It is instinct to do so, but apparently they need to be put into the situation where their instinct will kick in automatically.
My grandparents taught me how to swim this way, kind of. Grandma stayed a fair distance away in the water, and after a few minutes of me deliberating, Grandpa just pushed me in. I learned to swim!
This video is,in fact,utterly awesome.The only negative being that I wasn't there as well.I adore baby goaties and river otters are my animal.In the symbolic sense they represent joy and joy is something that all of us can use more of!
This is sooo cute and sweet! The goats and otters are so precious playing with each other! & I love the zoo keepers energy! She radiates pure joy and love for the animals! It is so nice to see that she takes such good care of the animals and stimulates their curiosity and entertains them so they aren't bored and stuck in a cage. This is such a wonderful series to see the adorable tiny goats meeting other creatures!
We live by the Ohio River. Growing up, I saw River Otters on several occasions. Last week I was house sitting for my son, who lives 4 or 5 blocks from the Ohio and a few yards from one of its tributaries. I pulled up and a large otter ran across his backyard. When I reported this to him, I found out he’s gone his entire 30 years believing Otters were strictly a marine animal. That boy has been animal-challenged his whole life. Well into his teens, he thought goats were a type of sheep. He’s otherwise very intelligent, just perpetually confused about animals. 😂
Goats and sheep are pretty closely related though, they are in the same subfamily and even further in the same tribe, so i wouldnt say he is wrong. He's just looking at a bigger picture.
LOL! I grew up in MI, and had never traveled until I was a mom. We took our son to FL, and I was shocked to see real flamingos. I thought they were just fake pink birds people stuck in their yards. People buy them and fill someone's yard up with them as a joke!
It's really cute that you would do that, bringing one kind of animals to visit another kind. The interactions were most definitely fun to watch, plus some lucky visitors would get a much closer look at the animals walking around.
I was visiting a river on the northern Oregon coast and a river otter was swimming, playing, and diving with the children there just like it was one of them. One of the neatest little moments.....the kind you just keep with you.
Love all animals species. They are so adorable and important to our ecosystem! Pls protect all animals, so that our future generations will still get to see them! 👌👍❤🥰😍🤩
What a beautifully designed Otter exhibit! I love how you can watch the Otters underwater, and that it shows how the flatness of their tails works as they swim! Terrific!!!
I just realized this video predates Covid-19, and the goats seeing the otters had nothing to do with the zoo being closed for pandemic. They were simply having a good time. This realization simultaneously cheered me up and depressed me.
Man, I need to go back to the zoo when quarantine is done. Haven't been in a while and now I want to see those otters. This is my local zoo so it's pretty cool to see this.
this is so nice of them....i watched anothr video where they took a female elephant to meet a beluga whale at an aquarium. she looked really interested and happy....so nice of them
Is this so cute or what? Oh my all the beautiful introductions to each animal I think it's too beautiful and so cute happy healthy and safe new year to all management staff and all animals and all birds @ Oregon Zoo thank you so much for sharing the beautiful video @ Oregon Zoo 👍👍😀😀🌹🌹❤️❤️
Actually this particular video came up on my CNN daily news feature for something to take our mind off the craziness today. This is June 2, 2020. The day after Trump became even more of a Russian he follows the KGB playbook. But, goats and otters sure do know how to coexist. I think that's a good idea..albeit apart but yet the same... sure works for me today.
"Tilly has taught each one of her kids to swim." *DRAGS THEM UNDERWATER* 😂
Swim or drown, little runt.
Isn't that how you were taught to swim?
@@vladputin3664 No.
Hell, birds do it for flying. My own father hurled me into the pool to teach me to swim. He was ready to come get me if things didn't go well and there were others there as well, and I had the floaties, but sometimes you gotta give that nudge or the wee one will never even get brave enough to try it out.
mom is right there with them.. not just dragged into water and left on their own. Brings them back up to surface for air so they figure that out. It is NOT just like getting tossed into the deep end alone ...
I love how the Oregon Zoo staff takes the time to intellectually stimulate their animals. What fabulous caregivers!
Zoos are prisons. Make no mistake. Just because they're allowed out of their cells from time to time makes them no less prisoners. No crime, no trial, locked up for life...bang.
I thought that as well! I think zoo animal care has improved over the years.
@@maxwelll1978 I don't really like zoos because they are caged up in unfamiliar habitats, but some species would become extinct if it wasn't for zoo breeding programmes, then again you have to ask is it worth it if the creatures are going to be caged all day! I do think zoo care has improved though!
Yes, I agree! They love.all their little charges!
@@maxwelll1978 :sigh: Did you not notice the part where it was explained that the otters are both rescues? They can't be released back into the wild because they became dependent on their caregivers while they were recovering. They can either be in the zoo or be dead -- which would you prefer? The goats, meanwhile, are domesticated animals. They don't exist in the wild.
"She loves to play with her kids!" *drags them into the water quickly*
but they’re so cuteee 😍😍
It's like my mom taking me on a hike
Miss Mayhem LMAO SAME!
They need to learn to swim.
Joseph Christovich The Papa Titus approach to teaching his kids how to swim.
Hope you got that lesson in how to drive instead of just letting you take the keys to the car at some random point.
How to become a proper otter
Lesson 1: Swim or Die
They where born to swim
Their mother just dragging the little ones under water looks like it might scar them for life, but little otters seem to be fine with being dragged.
I think Mama Otter's swimming lessons were way more interesting to watch than the interactions with the goats. Crazy! 😮
same!!
Yeah, the goats it was kind of obvious their handlers were giving them food treats. Seemed more interested in their hands than the otters. This video is more about marketing than anything.
Ya I don't think goats are very smart lol. They should pick some other animal to take around the zoo honestly. Even a dog.
"HOW TO ABUSE YOU KIDS" correction "HOW TO TEACH YOUR KIDS HOW TO SURVIVE"
Em Em abuse and survival are not the same thing. Mama otters need to teach their children how to swim or else they’ll never learn. Whereas abuse is continued physical, physiological, and emotional mistreatment to children. Don’t compare them
I love how this ended up being enrichment for the caretakers, it's so sweet how excited the lead is
How beautiful that you noticed this. Thank you.
Goats: we were told there would be treats involved, but instead you bring us to your weird glass basement with these watery ass cat dog thingies. You've got some splainin to do, hooman.
Zactly!
otters and goats... it's way too cute. I cannot take in this amount of cuteness at once 🤦♀️
I live with 3 free ranging rabbits. One, my special baby, sleeps in my bed every night. We have local birds as friends, some magpies play games with my bunnies and even sneak up and snatch beaks full of fur in moulting season when it coincides with nesting season. My days are cuteness on overload and I hardly notice it as a rule. :-) I can handle otters and little goats without losing it. Just..
HeeJu Choi I agree
@@GrassPossum love it!
You can and you will XD
HeeJu Choi I feel the same way!! So cute it made me cry!!!
I think the cute otters noticed the goats more then the goats noticed the otters, A for effort :)
feels like the otter had fun and the goat had no idea whats going on xD
Zactly
So cute! I’m glad their receiving such great care at the Oregon zoo! 😄
Otters notice everything! LOL They are very inquisitive. Also adorable, and they love to play chase! LOL
I saw a 5 year old spontaneously playing tag with a pair of otters at a zoo in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The kept it up for more than a half an hour before the kid's parents dragged him away. He was having the time of his life - the window wall was much longer than this one and he was racing & reversing direction without warning, but the otter's always flipped over and were right there with him no matter how he tried to gain on them. He was shrieking with joy every time he pivoted and so did they.
This face: 3:06 awww... Clearly both the goats and the otters had a great time! Sea otters are so fun. And the babies... omg, little muppets. I love how no-nonsense the moms are when she teaches the babies how to swim!
grytlappar
That face at 3:06 is too cuteee!!!😁
Beautiful little innocent face! Love all the animals!
Those goats look delicious
+grytlappar: Sea otters are indeed fun (too), but these are river otters. And yeah, the swimming lessons were pretty intense. Never seen that before.
+Matthew W: Choke on a bone.
I’d LOVE to see more of this, and especially to see the mother otter teaching her babies. That was pretty amazing. Thanks, Oregon Zoo. ❤️❤️😊
I don't know which are cuter - the others or the miniature goats. They're both so adorable!!
The otters are like torpedoes in the water! Love the way the goats were looking through the glass!
"Teach " how to swim is a loose term!
Spenser T That drag them under water technique was applied by my father too...
Spenser T that’s how they teach them. They have to teach them the body movements necessary to dive for their food. That how most animals learn to swim. You put them in that uncomfortable situation and they just go with it and learn.
Do they "teach" the babies to not exhale before being dragged underwater without warning?
Thread Bomb is an otter it’s their natural instinct Just like how we are not taught to breath in the first place.
John Stewart Mine just picked me up against my will and threw me in the deep end. True story.
Wow! Now that's enrichment! Never heard of a zoo taking animals around to see the other animals before; super-awesome. This video also brought back good memories - I got to play chase with the otters at the Oregon Zoo one time. 😁
Cool experience
My otter experience last time I was at the OR zoo was a little different. The male otter was floating on his back showing off his auto-felatio skills!
LOL. Guess he's trying to do his bit to Keep Portland Weird.
River others are so cute they look like they are mad all the time. Those pups are adorable.
Thank You to the wonderful staff at the Oregon Zoo for being so amazing to the animals you keep!!
The goats expression when she held him to the glass is cutest derpiest thing I’ve ever seen
I almost cried because of this video’s cuteness meter. 200/10 would watch again
Teach the pups to swim? 🤔 She grabbed them by the neck and dragged them into the water. 😂🤣😂🤣
BeAsA Roze that’s how they learn. The mom has to drag them in and show them the movements needed to dive for food. That’s always how animals learn
Yes, but Mama Otter knows the water is survival for them, food, protection from predation, shelter, transport, etc. And otters instinctively hold their breaths when the water starts rising up their face. Did you notice how she undulated, dragging the pup back above the water far more often than she would have needed to do, so that the pup would learn to catch a breathe when its face broke the surface? It is instinct to do so, but apparently they need to be put into the situation where their instinct will kick in automatically.
I remembered the first time I learnt how to ride a bike, my dad used to grab me by the neck and dragged me with a bike until I fall, and then repeat
Dude that’s how they do it
My grandparents taught me how to swim this way, kind of. Grandma stayed a fair distance away in the water, and after a few minutes of me deliberating, Grandpa just pushed me in. I learned to swim!
This video is,in fact,utterly awesome.The only negative being that I wasn't there as well.I adore baby goaties and river otters are my animal.In the symbolic sense they represent joy and joy is something that all of us can use more of!
This is sooo cute and sweet! The goats and otters are so precious playing with each other! & I love the zoo keepers energy! She radiates pure joy and love for the animals! It is so nice to see that she takes such good care of the animals and stimulates their curiosity and entertains them so they aren't bored and stuck in a cage. This is such a wonderful series to see the adorable tiny goats meeting other creatures!
Very cool to see the otters reacting ro the goats! Thank you for sharing. I love the tiny goat series. You all have so much fun!
Their equal fascination was just adorable.
All of the animals at the zoo are cute but I think the goats are the cutest.
I have no idea why but I am obsessed with otters! They always look like they're having a total blast.
That was pretty cute watching all four of them interact.
We live by the Ohio River. Growing up, I saw River Otters on several occasions. Last week I was house sitting for my son, who lives 4 or 5 blocks from the Ohio and a few yards from one of its tributaries. I pulled up and a large otter ran across his backyard. When I reported this to him, I found out he’s gone his entire 30 years believing Otters were strictly a marine animal. That boy has been animal-challenged his whole life. Well into his teens, he thought goats were a type of sheep. He’s otherwise very intelligent, just perpetually confused about animals. 😂
Goats and sheep are pretty closely related though, they are in the same subfamily and even further in the same tribe, so i wouldnt say he is wrong. He's just looking at a bigger picture.
Well he’s your son, so it’s kinda your fault. 😂
LOL! I grew up in MI, and had never traveled until I was a mom. We took our son to FL, and I was shocked to see real flamingos. I thought they were just fake pink birds people stuck in their yards. People buy them and fill someone's yard up with them as a joke!
Your enrichment program for the animals is great!
Otter to pup, “ Get back here, Billy. Your spirals aren’t good enough and we have a goat audience today!”
I love these visit videos, nice to see the species interaction
You two have the best job ever!
These little goats are sweet..Loved the otters too.
It's really cute that you would do that, bringing one kind of animals to visit another kind. The interactions were most definitely fun to watch, plus some lucky visitors would get a much closer look at the animals walking around.
Goats and otters -- 2 of my favorite critters. Cute and playful
Seeing different species meet is one of my most favorite thing in LIFE so THANK YOU SOOOOOO much for sharing this with everyone!!!!
I love how she taught them to swim. Drag them into the water..thanks!
That’s no nonsense mothering 1950’s style! Lol😷💉💉🇨🇦
Hey Oregon zoo I love the tiny goat series’s it’s so cute
I was visiting a river on the northern Oregon coast and a river otter was swimming, playing, and diving with the children there just like it was one of them. One of the neatest little moments.....the kind you just keep with you.
This was insanely adorable and cute!
Awww that was so lovely I cried!
It's so cool to see two different species interact with each other,and have fun! I love this video!!🤗❤️🐐🤠
Otters and goats - what a brilliant combination! Two of the most fun loving animals in the world. Love the tiny goats videos! Thank you for them!
otter and goats - dangerous bomb of cuteness !
Love all animals species. They are so adorable and important to our ecosystem! Pls protect all animals, so that our future generations will still get to see them! 👌👍❤🥰😍🤩
Love how the animals are having fun running around the Zoo and having fun seeing other animals. :)
Otters are smarter than goats. I love all kind of animals. Goats are cute too
Bruh the mom otter teaching the pups to swim lmaoo
I love how otters just teach their pups John Wayne style XD
So cute, and lovely activity four all animals 🤗❤️👍🙏🍀😍
What a great title to see pop up in the recommended.
I love all the 'Otters' and the Goats - I would love to see them in person!!!
(Meri )
Very interesting. U have the best job! Love the Oregon Zoo, thanks! ❤️ ❤️
What a beautifully designed Otter exhibit! I love how you can watch the Otters underwater, and that it shows how the flatness of their tails works as they swim! Terrific!!!
I love RUTH !
They're just doing what they "otter"!
Otters are very playful. They’re my niece’s favorite animal at the zoo and they always play chase with her.
I just realized this video predates Covid-19, and the goats seeing the otters had nothing to do with the zoo being closed for pandemic. They were simply having a good time. This realization simultaneously cheered me up and depressed me.
Yeah, they do stuff like this in the morning before the zoo opens to the public.
Love tiny goats they are so entertaining, then add otters so adorable.
Co-Existing Joyfully with each other! Yes, Humans Learn :)
that little "hi" at 1:03 is so damn cute
Good to see attention paid to mental enrichment for the animals.
This video was otterly wholesome.
My two favorite animals 😭😭💗
What a cute video.
Your Zoo is really amazing, so natural for the animals..
Those goats didn't give a shit. Love the mug on tilly
This is so wholesome!
Looks like a great place 🙂
It doesn't get better than this!
This is the video I never knew I needed! Too cute 😍
Such a great enrichment for them
I love how these people are taking care of the animals in this zoo!
Man, I need to go back to the zoo when quarantine is done. Haven't been in a while and now I want to see those otters. This is my local zoo so it's pretty cool to see this.
this is so nice of them....i watched anothr video where they took a female elephant to meet a beluga whale at an aquarium. she looked really interested and happy....so nice of them
Nature’s clowns! I love Otters!
1:10: "And Tilly has taught each one how to swim"
Tilly: 1:12 *GET IN THERE! Go on, IN!!*
Spoiler alert: Goats didn't give a crap about the Otters.
😆
Awww cute!!!!
Seems like such a fun and fulfilling job
I 💖 otters and goats, I think the goats were more interested in treats 🌟
Ruth looking thru the glass at 3:05 is so sweet
Otters teaching their babies to swim looks like the opening of Jaws
Is this so cute or what? Oh my all the beautiful introductions to each animal I think it's too beautiful and so cute happy healthy and safe new year to all management staff and all animals and all birds @ Oregon Zoo thank you so much for sharing the beautiful video @ Oregon Zoo 👍👍😀😀🌹🌹❤️❤️
This is so cute but the best part might be how adorable and fun the zoo keepers are.
The goats must be thinking: "Maybe I can swim too".
Adorable...
Thats what life is about!!!
Two of my favorite animals !
Awwwwwwww They are cute
I have no idea why youtube is recommending this but I'm not complaining
Actually this particular video came up on my CNN daily news feature for something to take our mind off the craziness today. This is June 2, 2020. The day after Trump became even more of a Russian he follows the KGB playbook. But, goats and otters sure do know how to coexist. I think that's a good idea..albeit apart but yet the same... sure works for me today.
Better than seeing shitty humans
Goats don't like water very much... 😅 They are all really cute though.
I can’t either! Cuteness overload!
Awww soooo cute!!!!
This was enjoyable, but seems like the goats were totally "treat" oriented.
so adorable. i love they are entertaining the goats. the otter pups were too cute to be true
Wholesome!