Evolution of Sea Otters with a Marine Biologist

[@christiane6073]

We need moar sea otters! And more cute otter content is perfect for sea otter awareness week!

[@KPassionate]

More to come!

[@rnp497]

And Joey is blissfully unaware of the attention and love that he has drawn to 8 sea otters. Each with their own personality

[@akiram6609]

Joey was the one bright spot of 2020.

[@jh7100]

Thank you for sharing. It’s important for all of us to understand the history of the sea otter; especially the horrific parts. It’s terrific to know there are others like you who care enough to do the hard parts so all of us can enjoy and get to know these incredible and cute animals! Thank you!

[@555tanacas6]

Thanks for adding English subtitle!! I’m a English learner so it was sooo helpful!!!🦦

[@KPassionate]

I'm so glad! I have been experimenting with it. Hopefully it was mostly correct!

[@AuDHDarling]

@@KPassionate it provides access for deaf/hard-of-hearing people from predominantly English-speaking countries/cultures too. KZbin got rid of Community Captions in September 2020, which would have allowed users to caption for you. But please keep it up if you can, my mom and me are both HH and have been consuming online otter content since the pandemic started.

[@sue2970]

Like many of hundreds of people Joey got my through last year watching him and helped my anxiety watching him grow everyday. Always loved otters but never knew how much sea otters were so amazing and have educated myself and learnt so much from these beautiful mammals. Joey brought us together last year when there was so much doom, Thank you KP for all the updates and videos, love your channel.

[@marymacphail728]

Thank you KP amazing information to share, learned a lot today!! 💖👏

[@KPassionate]

Glad it was helpful!

[@wendyinthegarden523]

Excellent episode, more and more complex 👏

[@maliahzaidi2928]

Very well done and an interesting topic. Important to know about, even the hard facts are important to acknowledge. The editing is amazing! And you have a very good voice. Thanks!!! 💚

[@KPassionate]

Much appreciated!

[@bgg1850]

Thanks KP. The part about the greed of humans is hard to hear but also necessary because we never seem to learn. Thanks to all the agencies who rescue and recuperate these otters. Joey and the other seven of his ‘family’ are wonderful and they help us remember how important it is to love each other and all animals. Thanks again KP and Doubleagent xx

[@susana9232]

KP and double, this was excellent! As much as we keep learning about sea otters, there always seems to be more. Thank you KP for everything you do to raise awareness, and to take care of “our” eight buddies!

[@Barbara-ee4jj]

Wonderful and instructive video. Thank you for reminding us of the importance of caring for sea otters and other animals. Very good job KP

[@silverlily2389]

To be honest, I never really cared about sea otters until Joey came. Thank you for this. I cannot believe indigenous people were killed just to hunt sea otters. 🥺❤🦦 Love the logo! 🐾

[@KPassionate]

I'm glad you are enjoying the otter journey! haha

[@nancyfontaine5347]

Amazing and educational episode! Thank you KP!

[@KittyClaudia]

Wow.... So much informations. Thank you so much for sharing 🙏❤

[@KPassionate]

You are so welcome

[@JC-bh8qx]

Your videos are so informative and wonderful. Thank you for all you do

[@KPassionate]

Glad you like them!

[@littlelilly7898]

A great „history“ deeper dive. As always excellent narrated by KP and excellent edited/filmed by doubleagent. Thanks for the links to the further information.🦦👍😍😀🥰

[@lovlyyollie2]

This one made me cry! Thank you for continuing to provide us with this content and for bringing awareness to our oceans and it's inhabitants.

[@luvergirl416]

Amazing episode!

[@KPassionate]

I love it too!

[@teleworkmom6595]

Thank you KP. Very educational.

[@utsukushimiko9296]

Love this! Perfect for Sea Otter Awareness Week! Learned a lot too. Thank you so much! P.S. Q and TazzyLina May are absolute cutie pies! And Queen Katmai is sooo pretty!

[@KPassionate]

You are so welcome! Lots of great content planned for Sea Otter Awareness Week!

[@kellecantwell4898]

I look forward every Deeper Dive video from you. Although my favorites are about the Sea Otters (especially appearances by Joey, Tazlina, Quatse, Katmai, Kunik, Mak, Hardy and Rialto), I enjoy all the other marine mammal videos and have learned a lot. Thanks for your hard work and please keep making more videos.

[@maureencimochowski824]

Wonderful and informative KP, thank you!

[@TheCabag]

Ooof, that was a hard one to watch but so, so important. Another important reason to move away from fossil fuels and towards more sustainable energies. Also fur trade is gross. Thanks for the great episode KP.

[@KPassionate]

So true! Thanks for watching!

[@youdj_app]

I clicked 10 times the like button, should be 84K instead of 84 because the content is so good, I learnt so much!! Funny fact, I discovered sea otters with that emoticon on my iphone!! and became intensely in love. I even call my gf, baby otter now (= Loutron in french) :D. My dream would be to see one sea otter, apparently in europe there is only one couple in UK. I have to go to the US/Canada, it is planned. Thanks a lot KP for the videos, you have the best otter videos for sure! Of course it is impossible not to love all other marine mammals too :D

[@wendyinthegarden523]

Are you in France? If so there are 3 sea otters in Brest Oceanopolis aquarium. I spent a great day there last July

[@youdj_app]

@@wendyinthegarden523 Brest really?? how could I have missed that! Yes I am french but I live in Norway, but I go to France regularly. I have never been to Brest in my life, but I think it is now the time!! :D Merci beaucoup for this info!!

[@maryw.5779]

@@youdj_app One of the things I love about this channel is the community, and how they're helpful to one another. Enjoy the otters when you get the chance.

[@atinyotter]

such an inspiring video! it gives me so much more motivation to finish my marine biology degree so i, too, can educate people about the importance of sea otters and other marine life! you're one of my biggest role models, KP! thank you and keep up the fantastic work!

[@Tina-mo6oq]

KP, I think it is safe to say that Joey has started a new Information Revolution about conservation and protection of our beautiful planet and you and your fellow “caretakers” are to be commended for everything that you do. You let our baby Joey yell at you, Katmai to raid your pockets even though there is nothing in them for her and Tazlina to steal every toy and blanket from every other otter (I don’t think you could stop her though 😊🐾). You all are shining examples of what humankind should be. Thank you from the bottom of my heart ❤️

[@KPassionate]

Awww this was so sweet! You are most welcome.

[@kasvan9034]

I always learn so much from your Deeper Dives - thank you !!!!

[@favor19881]

Thanks KP, as always very informative!!! So sad the way greed affects soo much in a bad way!!!

[@endangeredmarmot4518]

Great video, KP. We may have to swing by the aquarium this weekend :)

[@tarwagon]

25,000 years? They're an unbelievably young species! That's the blink of an eye from an evolutionary standpoint.

[@roselenab854]

Thank you KP! Amazing episode. Always learn so much!

[@KPassionate]

Glad to hear it!

[@sarahcarter-ali4096]

Fascinating facts as always KP and the scenery amazing ❤️😍

[@Finnrasiel]

great video with so much important information! And sea otters!

[@Matte-ll2dq]

Great video KP and Doubleagent. Good background to have before going to VanAqua today.

[@sharonblum2785]

Terrific channel! Terrific episode! I always learn so much!

[@itsa-itsagames]

They seem to be a mix of a Eurasian river otter and a type of seal but whatever they are I love them so! A true treat and a blessing to be able to experience them

[@TheMintyMelon]

THANK YOU..!! ..for such a well made..in depth and very thoughtful doc… 👍👍 ..I really appreciated that you didn’t rush thru all these fascinating details …. Things really need to sink in and you answered all my questions and revealed so much more besides….This has been an important watch for me….🤔❤️

[@KPassionate]

Wow that’s awesome! This is an older video that doesn’t get many views and very little praise lol. So I appreciate you taking the time to comment!

[@cristaluna7679]

Amazing episode, like always. Love your content. I don't think anyone watching your channel doesn't know who the world famous Joey is, lol

[@KPassionate]

That is probably true hahaha

[@kimberlyhendricks1229]

Super episode! Thanks for the history lesson on our furry friends. 😀

[@jrmckim]

Absolutely love all your videos on sea otters. You are certainly living the dream! I only have 1 tiny issue.. it was hard to make out some words because the music was a tad too loud. Other than that it's perfect. 🥰 Absolutely love the background scenery.. so beautiful there

[@KPassionate]

Thanks. Let me know if you feel we have gotten better at this in our newer videos. It’s a learning process!

[@AvengCalifornication]

A beautiful video, otters and other mustelids are so important to me. I wish more folks cared but with these efforts I hope more do, this is awesome content, thank you so much for all the effort

[@katielamp]

So awesome! Great and informative video.

[@minimomma1]

Were sea otters some of the first protected species in the US and Canada?

[@doubleagentxv120]

I believe so! The Fur Seal Treaty of 1911 was the first international treaty to address wildlife preservation and it protected all fur-bearing marine mammals like seals, sea otters, and sea lions. The US didn't introduce an endangered species act until 1967.

[@minimomma1]

@@doubleagentxv120 thanks

[@gillianslaunwhite5007]

1 thank you for not showing a giant river otter they are horrifying 2 this video was so informative thank you so much for this 3 always eat the urchin 4 fuck oil 5 Bless King Chonk

[@craigliedahl3618]

I enjoy your commentary on sea borne mammals very much. I would very much like to hear you speak of leopard seals. Sometimes demonized but still a part of our beautiful planet.

[@jeremypreston5009]

"and so dang cute" Apparently we're not gonna cover how ruthless and vicious these critters can be

[@anorangetabby]

Omg the history lesson broke my heart. 💔😥💔

[@AuDHDarling]

FEED THE ALGORITHM. SPAM KZbin WITH OTTER CONTENT.

[@anorangetabby]

Side note- In the end, an otter was pulling fish out of a body pocket. Do they have some kind of marsupial pouch?

[@KPassionate]

They have a lot of extra skin that they can use to store snacks!

[@mariag.8242]

I’d known about the fur trade but not about the enslavement and deaths almost all the Aleuts! Horrifying and we need to know - thank you

[@ShayShayPlay]

Lovely video! Something you might be interested to hear is that the Beringia theory of how humans got to the Americas is quickly becoming outdated. There's more and more evidence showing that humans have inhabited these continents since before the Bering Strait would have existed, by thousands of years.

[@KPassionate]

Interesting! I’ll check it out. Thanks for the info!

[@whatabouttheearth]

Beavers are rodents who are Glires in Euarchotaglire. Sea Otters in order carnivora, suborder caniformia which is in Euarchotaglires sister clade of Laurasiatheria.

[@MeetJohnnyNg]

They’re on their way to become seal 🦭

[@9ninrninr947]

🤔 Pretty sure a dog just loved a fish a little too much, and this what we got. Same way we got platypuses. Duck plus...beaver. Thats how biology works, and no one can tell me otherwise. Slam two animals together, you get a new animal. Same as people.