Rescue Sea Otter Loves to ‘Hold Hands’ With Aquarium Guests and It’s Downright Precious

Guests at the SEA LIFE in the United Kingdom are feeling the love. Visitors were totally falling for a sea otter who loves to hold hands with the people who come to visit her. What a sweetie! It would take all our strength not to hold the little one’s paw.

The video sort of makes us wish that all zoos and aquariums had a little window where you could hold an animal’s hand. Just imagine getting to hold the hand of an orangutan! It would make visiting the aquarium a whole lot more interesting, that’s for sure.

Shared by one such visitor, the clip is downright precious. It shows the otter grabbing for the woman’s hand through an opening in her enclosure. What a little angel! She just wants someone to give her a little lovin’.

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“Meeting Ola the sea otter who was rescued at 3 days old, so now she thinks she’s a baby who just wants to hold your hand,” The video’s caption reads. “We could not hold hands for safety but the yearning was there!” the woman added.

People in the comments section needed to see this otter hold someone’s hand — ASAP. “I could not be trusted, we would still be holding hands,” wrote one person. “Look I am willing to sign a waiver in the event I get bit, just let me have ONE moment of happiness and let me hold those sweet little paws,” chimed in someone else. “Is the no hand holding for her safety or ours because I will sign the waivers. My girl let me hold that lil’ hand,” joked another. “She was trying so hard to get to you,” chuckled one person.

Some people wondered why there was an opening in the enclosure in the first place, to which the woman explained that they were “snack holes!”

About SEA LIFE UK

With several locations across the United Kingdom, there’s no better place to experience underwater creatures. SEA LIFE UK is home to many aquatic animals, like starfish, penguins, jellyfish, sharks, turtlesand of course otters! They also have locations in other parts of Europe, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, and even the United States. There are more than 180,000 creatures that call SEA LIFE home across their many locations. There’s a lot to see and explore at SEA LIFE UK.

SEA LIFE isn’t just about bringing animals to thousands of visitors across the globe. They also work with several organizations for the conservation of these creatures in their natural habitat.

It’s totally possible that you could meet Ola, or another otter as sweet as she is! Just remember, keep your hands to yourself.

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