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Eight gentle pictures of otters

2 October 2026 · Picture Desk

Here are eight gentle pictures of otters. They look like they have nowhere to be, and that is a kindness. The pictures are from public collections, not a news report.

Sleeping Marlene the otter. A wet little face, and the day can keep going. — Leszek.Leszczynski, CC BY
Sleeping Marlene the otter. A wet little face, and the day can keep going. — Leszek.Leszczynski, CC BY
018 Giant otter eating a fish in Encontro das Águas State Park Photo by Giles Laurent. They seem to be laughing at something only they heard. — Wikimedia Commons
018 Giant otter eating a fish in Encontro das Águas State Park Photo by Giles Laurent. They seem to be laughing at something only they heard. — Wikimedia Commons
2023 08 25 Otter Lutra lutra in Wildpark Bad Mergentheim 01. A pause between one splash and the next. — Wikimedia Commons
2023 08 25 Otter Lutra lutra in Wildpark Bad Mergentheim 01. A pause between one splash and the next. — Wikimedia Commons
2023 08 25 Otter Lutra lutra in Wildpark Bad Mergentheim 04. The kind of company that does not ask anything back. — Wikimedia Commons
2023 08 25 Otter Lutra lutra in Wildpark Bad Mergentheim 04. The kind of company that does not ask anything back. — Wikimedia Commons
European otter 01. They look held by the water, and fine with that. — Wikimedia Commons
European otter 01. They look held by the water, and fine with that. — Wikimedia Commons
European otter 02. A small joy, doing nothing important. — Wikimedia Commons
European otter 02. A small joy, doing nothing important. — Wikimedia Commons
Fischotter, Lutra Lutra. They make a hard afternoon feel a bit lighter. — Wikimedia Commons
Fischotter, Lutra Lutra. They make a hard afternoon feel a bit lighter. — Wikimedia Commons
LutraCanadensis fullres. Nowhere to be, and glad of it. — Wikimedia Commons
LutraCanadensis fullres. Nowhere to be, and glad of it. — Wikimedia Commons

That is the whole list. A few gentle faces, and the day can carry on.

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