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Full disclosure: This #WildlifeWednesday is not for the delicate-stomached. But if you want to see how #riverotters turn pooping into a social event, how...
Full disclosure: This #WildlifeWednesday is not for the delicate-stomached. But if you want to see how #riverotters turn pooping into a social event, how they use "latrines" to give status updates and how scientists are finding a treasure trove of info in their droppings, watch this video to its feculent end and read more at the #SmithsonianVoices link below. Don't say we didn't warn you.https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smithsonian-environmental-research-center/2020/07/30/river-otters-take-party-pooping-new-level/ Night footage captured by SERC education specialist @Karen McDonald on the docks of the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. Article written by Karen McDonald & Katrina Pagenkopp Lohan. | Smithsonian Environmental Research Center