The Oregon Zoo Taught an Arthritic Sea Otter to Dunk a Basketball [Video]
“Eddie, a geriatric sea otter at the Oregon Zoo, plays basketball to help him with his arthritis.” That is the one sentence description of this video. It is possibly the greatest thing I have ever read. You wouldn’t think the video that accompanies that sentence could possibly live up to the description. But it does. Oh, man. It sooo does.
Look at Eddie dunking a basketball on a tiny Portland Trailblazers hoop. Look at him! The zoo found out that Eddie had arthritis so they taught him to dunk a basketball. And they don’t do this as part of a show? They could sell tickets for hundreds of dollars and people would come from all over the world.
I am going to get this made into a poster and hang it in my living room where my television used to be. Anything is possible!
[h/t: @MarieGossip]

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February 20th, 2013 at 11:27 AM
that last picture is the greatest thing ive ever seen.
February 20th, 2013 at 11:28 AM
I wonder if the sea otter is a member of the Allied Atheist Alliance.
February 20th, 2013 at 11:31 AM
that’d make a nice set of gloves.
February 20th, 2013 at 11:32 AM
not a dunk
February 20th, 2013 at 11:32 AM
Or hat.
February 20th, 2013 at 11:32 AM
i like watching otters float on their backs and smash abalone shells with rocks
/also, not a dunk
February 20th, 2013 at 11:33 AM
Greatest animal gif of all time
February 20th, 2013 at 11:33 AM
nods at clayton to verify we both made lame meme jokes
February 20th, 2013 at 11:34 AM
So awesome.
February 20th, 2013 at 11:35 AM
nods at clayton to verify we both made lame meme jokes
I backed out a weasel joke (that was not funny) and an arthritic road show joke (that was mainly just hostile toward CoRMy) to make the easy joke.
I enjoyed the GIF (is that pronounced Jiff, or is that just a new thing stupid people are saying?), but I didn’t click the story.
February 20th, 2013 at 11:37 AM
Greatest animal gif of all time
I like the one where the polar bear tries to attack the japanese game show contestant in the baby seal hat. And the scared red panda. And the briefly terrified of her own baby mommy panda.
But this is good.
February 20th, 2013 at 11:38 AM
It’s a #dunkuary miracle
Still not as entertaining as the monkey that rides the dog though
February 20th, 2013 at 11:39 AM
Just looked up the scared red panda one. Dirt undersold this. It’s phenomenal.
February 20th, 2013 at 11:40 AM
son, i once seen a monkey fucking a camel
spreadsheet trivia: who said this?
/have referenced this quote several times since aught8
February 20th, 2013 at 11:40 AM
my fav otter gif.
February 20th, 2013 at 11:40 AM
Still not as entertaining as the monkey that rides the dog though
your tastes in pornography are unsettling
February 20th, 2013 at 11:40 AM
Love everything about this.
Also, I will never pronounce it “Jiff”. It’s GRAPHICS INTERCHANGE FORMAT. You pronounce “graphics” with a hard G.
February 20th, 2013 at 11:41 AM
2 points.
February 20th, 2013 at 11:41 AM
hey, that actually could be a fun deal, commenter trivia
i.e.
1. who is famous for ‘good not great’?
2. why is tarbaby banned?
3. how many badgers can you name?
February 20th, 2013 at 11:42 AM
i pronounce it kif.
/zapp brannigan’d
February 20th, 2013 at 11:42 AM
25 penguin GIFs
#13 is pretty damn strong (5,3, & 2 also)
February 20th, 2013 at 11:42 AM
sg, do you have some apple cider chapstick?
February 20th, 2013 at 11:43 AM
Also, I will never pronounce it “Jiff”.
not destined to be a choosy mom
February 20th, 2013 at 11:43 AM
boozy moms choose negligence.
February 20th, 2013 at 11:44 AM
Here is a photo from the Oregon Zoo FB page and it might be even better.
https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/c0.51.843.403/p843x403/8656_10151257886031109_638130558_n.jpg
February 20th, 2013 at 11:44 AM
Red Pandas are cute, don’t get me wrong. But cmon. YOURE A RED RACCOON! Would the real pandas put down the bamboo and bitch slap some respect into these panda wannabes?
February 20th, 2013 at 11:45 AM
Remember those lame ass videos people used to get excited about when star recruits would jump out of a pool?
February 20th, 2013 at 11:45 AM
no because real panda’s are as much an affront to “bears” as red pandas are to pandas. i mean, fuck…panda’s can’t even reproduce on their own.
February 20th, 2013 at 11:46 AM
Oden should have looked into this during this Portland days
February 20th, 2013 at 11:46 AM
I want that otter to live forever and ever. He’s so cute.
February 20th, 2013 at 11:46 AM
boozy moms choose negligence.
rabbit run’d
February 20th, 2013 at 11:46 AM
That otter is more athletic than Greg Oden on his best day.
February 20th, 2013 at 11:46 AM
But they’re so adorable.
February 20th, 2013 at 11:47 AM
Remember those lame ass videos people used to get excited about when star recruits would jump out of a pool?
does this mean you can do it?
February 20th, 2013 at 11:47 AM
Remember those lame ass videos people used to get excited about when star recruits would jump out of a pool?
does this mean you can do it?
February 20th, 2013 at 11:48 AM
i like it when they’re covered in shit and menstruation because they wallow in their filth so much they make pigs blush.
February 20th, 2013 at 11:49 AM
Well fuck, Spencer. Try and you might, you cannot ruin my love of pandas.
February 20th, 2013 at 11:49 AM
Thats my first time seeing it, and it is good. Otter dunking is better in my book, but my book is the worst. Take that for what it’s worth.
February 20th, 2013 at 11:50 AM
ALL IN!!!
February 20th, 2013 at 11:50 AM
For god’s sake Kiff, less watermark, more copyright infringement.
February 20th, 2013 at 11:50 AM
panda’s can’t even reproduce on their own.
its possible they are brilliant. They fool those zookeepers into providing them free panda porn.
February 20th, 2013 at 11:51 AM
You fucking know it. Only 8 more months!!
/sobs
February 20th, 2013 at 11:51 AM
Love this polar bear photo.
/If you pronounce it ‘jif’ I may strike you depending on mood
February 20th, 2013 at 11:52 AM
Soused: That photo is fantastic.
February 20th, 2013 at 11:53 AM
Yea! I love polar bears.
February 20th, 2013 at 11:53 AM
Until they bite your face off
February 20th, 2013 at 11:55 AM
I can’t swim… So no.
February 20th, 2013 at 11:55 AM
There’s only one king of polar bear gifs
February 20th, 2013 at 11:55 AM
hahahahaha
February 20th, 2013 at 11:56 AM
This kid recruit has a high motor, plays to the whistle and moves the pile. Scouts do question the level of competition he excelled against.
February 20th, 2013 at 11:56 AM
I also think Lions and Tigers are adorable. I don’t plan on bear-hugging any of them any time soon.
February 20th, 2013 at 11:56 AM
I can’t swim… So no.
but that’s the beauty of it! you get in, then jump out to save yourself!
/self preservation is not lame-ass!
February 20th, 2013 at 11:57 AM
I could watch animal GIFs all day.
February 20th, 2013 at 11:57 AM
hsker what’s your position on Ligers?
February 20th, 2013 at 11:58 AM
jim delany’s an animal, right?
February 20th, 2013 at 11:58 AM
When otters sleep in the water they hold hands so they don’t float awa from each other. This has been a True Cute Fact.
February 20th, 2013 at 11:58 AM
A big F You to my mom for discouraging me from becoming a marine biologist. I could have been the one teaching Eddie to play basketball.
February 20th, 2013 at 11:59 AM
not an animal gif, but yall better not complain.
February 20th, 2013 at 11:59 AM
haha, there’s that radio ad for Porthole Magazine again
/doesn;t sound like porthole
February 20th, 2013 at 11:59 AM
thats so cute, im blinded with marine biology.
February 20th, 2013 at 12:01 PM
His new nickname is “Soup sandwich”.
February 20th, 2013 at 12:02 PM
so, bunny or goat?
February 20th, 2013 at 12:04 PM
I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOURE TALKING ABOUT!!!
February 20th, 2013 at 12:04 PM
Pandas are the only bears that I don’t think should be slaughtered. Hate almost all bears, polar bears in particular.
February 20th, 2013 at 12:05 PM
This looks fun.
February 20th, 2013 at 12:06 PM
I would have liked a NSFW(ish) tag.
February 20th, 2013 at 12:07 PM
I bought a couple of pygmy goats last year. They were so much fun. I hated to get rid of them but once they reached maturity they can really mess shit up.
February 20th, 2013 at 12:07 PM
I think nature’s going to be taking care of the polar bears for you Jose, patience my friend
February 20th, 2013 at 12:08 PM
/instructs bears to not wave to Jose Pippen
February 20th, 2013 at 12:09 PM
wtf is your avatar is what i’m “talking about”:)
February 20th, 2013 at 12:10 PM
i find it interesting that the polar bear would whoop the grizzly bear’s ass any day of the week…until polar bears start to starve because their weak jaws only evolved to chew meat and not berries, nuts and whatever other veggie shit grizzlies eat.
February 20th, 2013 at 12:11 PM
OHHHH…it’s bill murray.
February 20th, 2013 at 12:11 PM
/I have a farm
//Slaughtered my own pig two months ago.
///Just now ran out of bacon and sausage.
////Anybody want some pork steaks?!??
February 20th, 2013 at 12:11 PM
not an animal gif, but yall better not complain.
i feel like she’s walking away from me. that’s my complaint
February 20th, 2013 at 12:12 PM
OHHHH…it’s bill murray.
he looked better in kingpin
February 20th, 2013 at 12:13 PM
not an animal gif, but yall better not complain.
S’cuse me, Ms., you seem to have misplaced your ass.
February 20th, 2013 at 12:13 PM
///Anybody want some pork steaks?!??
yes
February 20th, 2013 at 12:15 PM
hahaha…that’s cold lawya.
February 20th, 2013 at 12:16 PM
i find it interesting that the polar bear would whoop the grizzly bear’s ass any day of the week…until polar bears start to starve because their weak jaws only evolved to chew meat and not berries, nuts and whatever other veggie shit grizzlies eat.
bears and people are great examples of the word omnivore when explaining latin to the kids
February 20th, 2013 at 12:17 PM
Pork steaks?
/gets checkbook
February 20th, 2013 at 12:24 PM
I have probably 75 pounds of Chops and Steaks left. I think I will have to start giving it away soon. I have another hog that is ready to slaughter, she’s about 350 pounds.
February 20th, 2013 at 12:27 PM
organic? what you feed it?
February 20th, 2013 at 12:31 PM
No, probably not organic. In fact some people probably do not approve of it but most of its feed comes from a relatives cafe. Table scraps and what not. Other than that, corn and grain. We do take care not to feed it rotting food though, only fresh stuff from the cafe.
February 20th, 2013 at 12:32 PM
Gotta feed your pigs coal. They love it.
February 20th, 2013 at 12:36 PM
where you live
February 20th, 2013 at 12:47 PM
Houston. I’ve been building a small farm the last couple of years. We are looking at getting a calf next.
February 20th, 2013 at 12:49 PM
good luck black
February 20th, 2013 at 1:01 PM
Thanks, Vez. It’s been a slow process but I enjoy it. Once I move onto it I plan on setting up some aquaponics. The only problem with that is I don’t care for fish too much. But, I want to become a little more self sufficient and healthy so it will be good for me.
February 20th, 2013 at 1:03 PM
They probably would. I haven’t found much that they won’t eat. I’m afraid to fall down out there.
February 20th, 2013 at 1:09 PM
Would be like that Hell on Wheels scene. Sadly, the best part of that entire season. What a letdown of a potential good show
February 20th, 2013 at 1:11 PM
Al Swearengen and Mr. Wu had a mutually beneficial relatinship born of hogs eating men.
February 20th, 2013 at 1:25 PM
I was hoping Hell on Wheels would turn into another Deadwood but it never did. I miss Deadwood.
February 20th, 2013 at 1:56 PM
Big Deal. Let me know when Eddie starts sinking threes.
February 20th, 2013 at 2:04 PM
I want to hear more about your fish farm, Black Douglas. How much have you researched fish farming? It can get pretty gross depending on your drainage/flow situation
February 20th, 2013 at 2:08 PM
I like how the otter seemingly does a little celebration after the dunk.
February 20th, 2013 at 4:12 PM
I will be using the aquaponics method. It is a closed loop system. Besides feeding the fish and eating them, there shouldn’t be too much interaction with them. Look.up Murray Hallam on youtube. He is the best.