Sea Otter

[Philip]

As you can surmise from looking at our chubby friend here, sea otters can eat an awful lot of bivalves. They break the shells by bashing them against a stone. I'm told that each otter has a favourite stone for this purpose and that they carry it around in a pouch they have on the left hand side. Could be an urban myth, though.

Yet another animal from Canon: Sea Otter - Marine Animals - Animals - Paper Craft - Canon Creative Park

[Mike Stamper]

Nice model Philip. I've been thinking about making that one.

I do have a fresh water version - it's almost a pet and I call it "kettle"

Cheers
Mike

[Vermin_King]

Such a cute fellow

[SCEtoAUX]

Nice. Those critters are fun to watch.

Seems like they do carry around a rock.
Sea Otter Anatomy | Ocean Today

Under each forearm are baggy pockets of loose skin. The sea otter uses these pockets to store food it has gathered. It also stores favorite rocks that it uses for cracking open mollusks and clams.

and also 12 Facts About Otters for Sea Otter Awareness Week | U.S. Department of the Interior
Fact number 10

[THE DC]

Appreciate your sharing this!

I know a little lady who wold love it.

[Philip]

Thank you for your comments, gentlemen. The sea otter was a birthday gift (well, sort of) for my other half. It's now resting on a not-much-used part of kitchen top, along with another project. If things carry on like this the future of domestic bliss is going to be challenged, for sure. What to do?

[asettico]

Lovely building!
Sometimes I suspect that we have to choose between paper and everything else... we need to find a solution...