A rare golden lion tamarin monkey at the Bristol Zoo Gardens fell into a lake and was eaten by otters, a whistleblower told the Bristol Post. The incident is just one in a series of traumas that have befallen endangered species at the zoo in recent months.

The Smithsonian National Zoo's family of Asian small-clawed otters—the smallest, cutest otter species in the world—spent some time over the weekend with one of their favorite toys: a keyboard to bang on. With their small claws, natch.

A snake eating a crocodile? That's so earlier this week. Now it's all about otters that eat alligators.

You can't help but smile when you see this baby otter having the time of his life playing with nothing but small rocks. I wish I liked anything half as much as this otter likes rocks.

[Why, yes, that is a once-abandoned three-month-old sea otter named Ollie curled up for a nap on her rescuer Caitlin Dixon's boots. And, yes, it is, actually, the cutest picture ever taken. Photo via AP. And yes, there's video.]

Last week a cute, furry little otter went on a people-biting rampage, attacking three West Boca Raton, Florida residents. Some people are worried it may have rabies. And one teenager caught an attack on video. Watch!

Check out this footage of sea otters and seals yawning, stretching, and napping. Sure to brighten your day—or at least make you envious of the free time these cuddly guys have in which to nap.

At Longleat Park in the UK, human intervention became necessary to keep two baby otters alive. Watch as a lucky zoologist hand feeds them a snack.

Next question: Why do they sound like your dog's favorite chew toy? Third question: Otters can jump? The answers don't really even matter because you'll simply be blinded by cuteness while watching this video. Promise!

The world is a scary place! On Monday alone we had a giant sinkhole, an international incident, marauding bees and a mosquito plague. So why not take a couple minutes and watch an otter pup learning how to swim?