{"id":604715,"date":"2025-10-24T15:45:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T19:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/?p=604715"},"modified":"2025-10-28T11:17:49","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T15:17:49","slug":"adorable-otter-loves-people-too-much","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/youtube\/adorable-otter-loves-people-too-much\/","title":{"rendered":"Adorable Otter Loves People Too Much\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ybGm-WCz4v4?si=D1AhzJzk28mOtnZn\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>Ozzy the river otter was rescued as a tiny orphan and raised by his favorite human, Leslie. But there\u2019s a problem\u2014he loves people a little too much! And in the wild, that&#8217;s not safe for any wild animal. To go home, Ozzy needs another otter to teach him how to be a wild otter. Can Leslie find him an otter friend in time\u2026 and what will happen if she doesn\u2019t?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Special thanks to Leslie, Ozzy, and River Bandit Wildlife Rescue for sharing their story. Check out their socials: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/riverbanditwildliferescue\/\" title=\"@riverbanditwildliferescue\">@riverbanditwildliferescue<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong><strong>River Bandit Wildlife Rescue<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"413\" data-id=\"604716\" src=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/ozzyottervid1-696x413-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-604716\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/ozzyottervid1-696x413-1.png 696w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/ozzyottervid1-696x413-1-300x178.png 300w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/ozzyottervid1-696x413-1-150x89.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"541\" height=\"420\" data-id=\"604717\" src=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/ozzyottervid2-541x420-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-604717\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/ozzyottervid2-541x420-1.png 541w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/ozzyottervid2-541x420-1-300x233.png 300w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/ozzyottervid2-541x420-1-150x116.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 541px) 100vw, 541px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"995\" height=\"905\" data-id=\"604718\" src=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/ozzyottervid3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-604718\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/ozzyottervid3.png 995w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/ozzyottervid3-300x273.png 300w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/ozzyottervid3-768x699.png 768w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/ozzyottervid3-150x136.png 150w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/ozzyottervid3-696x633.png 696w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/ozzyottervid3-462x420.png 462w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 995px) 100vw, 995px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/RiverBanditWildlifeRescue-Logo.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-604719\" style=\"width:229px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/RiverBanditWildlifeRescue-Logo.jpeg 720w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/RiverBanditWildlifeRescue-Logo-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/RiverBanditWildlifeRescue-Logo-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/RiverBanditWildlifeRescue-Logo-696x696.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/RiverBanditWildlifeRescue-Logo-420x420.jpeg 420w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">There are so many animals that need rescuing and rehabilitating, and if they\u2019re in near River Bandit Wildlife Rescue in Louisiana, they\u2019re in good hands. Leslie Greene is always ready to take in any injured or sick animals. She\u2019s helped save beavers, skunks, raccoons, foxes, bobcats, and even otters!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">&nbsp;River Bandit Wildlife Rescue has a large following on social media, and with good reason: people love to see how animals can recover and be released back into the wild!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Keep up the excellent work, River Bandit Wildlife Rescue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ozzy the river otter was rescued as a tiny orphan and raised by his favorite human, Leslie. But there\u2019s a problem\u2014he loves people a little too much! And in the wild, that&#8217;s not safe for any wild animal. To go home, Ozzy needs another otter to teach him how to be a wild otter. 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