That's an incredible gift for an otter to give! I bet it's thr favourite stone of one of the two (they keep it in their pocket and apparently some hang onto their favourite for their entire lives). They use the stone to crack open shells they can't manage with their teeth or claws.
An otter giving away it's stone is quite the sacrifice!
Of course there's a chance this wasn't one of their's, and instead a stone they quickly found to use as a gift and even if that is the case (though I think it less likely), it's still an important gesture knowing how important stones are to them.
I...uh...nice story but it starts with a river otter who magically morphs into a sea otter, and changes locations several times.
Pretty sure the sea otter at the end is at an aquarium and has been trained to bring things to the keeper.
I don’t know if this is like an AI thing or what but I have been seeing a TON of these fake animal rescue videos lately.
I was sent a particularly ludicrous one of a turtle being saved from a shark then supposedly bringing the person who saved it a jellyfish as a thank you?? Something that a severely wounded turtle would simply never ever do? And I saw it shared by lots of animal savvy folks on my feed! Wild how the turtle also changes species mid-video and no longer has wounds to the shell.
Crazy stuff man. Don’t let your desire to be heart-warmed override your skepticism. It’s important to think critically about the animal behavior that is presented in these videos.