fallow
Feb. 26th, 2026 12:01 am![[syndicated profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/feed.png){kind=small}
wordsmithdaily_feedadjective: 1. Inactive or unproductive. 2. (Of land) left to lie idle for a season, sometimes after plowing. noun: 1. Land left to lie idle to restore its fertility. 2. The act of plowing land and leaving it unseeded. verb tr.: To leave unseeded.
Salute, Selka!
Feb. 25th, 2026 11:00 amdaily_otter_feedVia Monterey Bay Aquarium, which writes:
Yeah, she’s kind of a big deal. 🦦
We’ve got an otter overachiever on our hands. 🌟Selka’s survived a shark bite, contributed to scientific studies, and raised orphaned pups as a surrogate mother.
Adding to these impressive accomplishments, she’s got a full-time job charming millions of guests and livecam otter spotters. Selka teaches people around the world all about her threatened species and what we can do to protect them just by being her beautiful, brainy self.
What, like it’s hard? 🤓🩷
Sea Otter's Still Living the Life
Feb. 24th, 2026 10:52 amdaily_otter_feed
A followup to yesterdays post!
Photo by Wildlife Response Animal Care Specialist Savannah, via Alaska SeaLife Center - they write:
Snow day + crab legs = Cali’s great day! (pronounced “Cha-Lee”)
Cali is one of four rehabilitated otter pups currently receiving care at the ASLC. All four were found orphaned earlier this summer, and all required around-the-clock care from our team.
Because sea otter pups rely heavily on their mothers to learn how to forage, groom, and survive in the wild, orphaned pups admitted at under six months are not candidates for release. Cali, Un'a, Nipi, and Imaq are slowly acclimating to human care and their future as ambassadors for their species, while continuing to receive any veterinary care they need.
lucid
Feb. 24th, 2026 12:02 amwordsmithdaily_feedadjective: 1. Clear; easily understood. 2. Clearheaded, especially between periods of confusion. 3. Bright or shining.
The Contentedness Is Off the Charts
Feb. 23rd, 2026 11:00 amdaily_otter_feed
Via Alaska SeaLife Center, which writes, “May you locate your perfect nap position and sink into the comfort. Cali has already claimed hers 🦦💤”
mucid
Feb. 23rd, 2026 12:02 amwordsmithdaily_feedadjective: 1. Moldy, musty, or slimy. 2. Rotten; really bad.
Wuthering Heights Review
Feb. 20th, 2026 11:59 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
pandarusJust come back from watching “Wuthering Heights”. I’m not mad about it, in either sense. Here be incoherent thoughts:
- it’s a 2 hour long music video: glib, flamboyant & silly.
- the child actors were GREAT. Bless them. Cracking work, really sad that the story scooted forward to the adult actors so fast.
- I love Margot Robbie & I mean no disrespect when I say ( Read more... )
- it’s a 2 hour long music video: glib, flamboyant & silly.
- the child actors were GREAT. Bless them. Cracking work, really sad that the story scooted forward to the adult actors so fast.
- I love Margot Robbie & I mean no disrespect when I say ( Read more... )
cockalane
Feb. 19th, 2026 12:02 amwordsmithdaily_feednoun: 1. An incoherent or rambling story. 2. A satire or lampoon.
Rescued in the Nick of Time, This Wee Pair
Feb. 18th, 2026 11:00 amdaily_otter_feed
Via South Essex Wildlife Hospital, which writes:
Well... this wasn't the start to orphan season that we were expecting! 😱
We were prepared for birds, fox cubs... even maybe a badger cub but no... we start 2026 with two otter cubs! 🫠
Found alone after heavy rain caused a river in Suffolk to flood, these siblings (a male and a female) were quickly rushed into our care. Thin, dehydrated and hypothermic, the poor cubs had clearly been suffering and our vet team quickly set to work trying to get them on the mend 🤞
Now recovering on one of our intensive care wards, early signs are good and both have already started chewing their way through fresh fish. Young otters take a LOT of work and need a regular supply of (very expensive!) fresh fish, so this is where we need your help! ❤
We are going to do everything we can for these beautiful youngsters, but we can only do so with your support. Please, if you are able to to spare even the price of a cup of coffee we would be forever grateful! You can donate to our work at [this link] 🥰
The fish:
sexpartite
Feb. 18th, 2026 12:02 amwordsmithdaily_feedadjective: 1. Divided into six parts. 2. Having six participants.
What Are You Doing Here, Furry Stranger?
Feb. 17th, 2026 11:00 amdaily_otter_feed
Photo by Chanel Hason via Elakha Alliance; they write:
On rare occasions, a live sea otter can be spotted off the Oregon coast - like this adult male photographed in June 2024 in Cannon Beach, OR by Chanel Hason.
Does this mean sea otters are naturally repopulating Oregon? Unfortunately, no 😕. These sightings are typically lone males, most likely dispersing from the southern Washington population, the nearest established group to Oregon.
Male sea otters are known to travel long distances in search of new territory and potential mates. But without an established population of females here, they don’t stay long. Female sea otters tend to remain where resources are reliable, especially since they are often caring for pups and need consistent access to food. Until Oregon has a stable, reproducing population, these visiting males are just that - visitors 👋.
fucate
Feb. 17th, 2026 12:02 amwordsmithdaily_feedadjective: 1. Artificially colored. 2. Counterfeit; disguised; falsified.
Watch Sea Otter and Her Pup Be Reunited Via the Squeak System
Feb. 16th, 2026 11:20 amdaily_otter_feedVia Monterey Bay Aquarium, which writes:
Sometimes when you are lost, you don’t have to look too far to find your home.
✨Thanks to our sea otter team who made this swift reunion last week between mother and pup.
Sea otter pups can become stranded when storms separate them or when they drift away while mom is diving for food. Once alone, these pups have little to no chance of survival.
This lucky pair was reunited quickly, found less than a mile apart. The healthy pup was returned to the water as soon as mom was spotted calling out in response to pup’s SQUEE.
Our expert team holds permits from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to carry out this important work. We’ve released over 80 sea otter pups back into the wild where they belong.
Here’s to many more reunions.