skeleton-warrior:

sugartoes:

seattlish:

As you may have seen last night on Twitter, a local sea-lebrity has left this earth. We are very saddened by the news.

Nellie, the 19-year-old otter best known for being a goddamn champion at stacking cups, was humanely euthanized at her home, the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium, on December 15, following the sudden onset of an acute illness. She had been a resident at the zoo for over a decade. 

Originally posted by just-for-grins

According to the zoo, female sea otters typically live between 15 and 20 years.

Nellie’s ability to stack cups has made her an internet star (as evidenced by the above gif, which is actually a gif of Nellie); her YouTube video has 2.6 million views. But she wasn’t just great with shapes—Nellie was also quite the conversationalist.

Our hearts go out to the keepers and staff at Point Defiance Zoo, as well as the other otters (there are three), who must miss Nellie sorely. 

Oh no, Nellie. :(

Aw :(