A sea otter has spent the last two days swimming around in the Kushiro River in Hokkaido, drawing crowds of locals and even the national media:

Earlier reports included no name for the otter, but Fuji TV then aired a clip on the 11th of a child being persuaded to name it “Kuu,” so the name has since been picked up by other media outlets.

Experts say it is rare for a sea otter to hang out in a river and they don’t expect Kuu to stay there more than a few days.

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