Eddie the famous horny otter dies at 20

2025-04-28 05:41:49admin

It's with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Eddie the otter, who went viral for dunking balls and jerking off.

"His hoops skills earned him worldwide fame throughout his golden years, but age finally caught up to Eddie," a press release from the Oregon Zoo stated. "At nearly 21, Eddie was considered one of the oldest — and most talented — sea otters on the planet."

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Humanely euthanized on Thursday morning due to age-related declining health, Eddie is remembered for delighting zoo visitors with two sensational acts: slam-dunking and autofellating.

Orphaned as a pup, Eddie was rescued in 1998 and taken into rehabilitation at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. When the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service deemed him "non-releasable," he found a permanent home at the Oregon Zoo in 2000. But he didn't reach fame until later in life, when a video of him playing basketball to ease his arthritic elbows went viral.

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At his prime, Eddie skillfully slam-dunked the ball through the hoop, occasionally adding a victorious underwater flip for the camera.

The multitalented otter was also known for his creative self-pleasuring skills. His arthritis clearly didn't hold him back, because in another video Eddie was caught literally sucking his own dick.

"Male sea otters seldom live past 15 years, so Eddie was among the very oldest of his kind," Amy Cutting, who oversees the Oregon Zoo's marine life said in the release. "He was quite feisty as a young otter, and we still saw that spirit come through during his later years."

Mourners took to Twitter to remember Eddie.