What happens when you put a keyboard in front of a group of otters? They put on one intense show that might give even the best music composers a run for their money.

That’s exactly what happened during one of the Smithsonian National Zoo’s enrichment programs. A group of Asian Small-Clawed Otters were filmed seemingly having a blast while playing a series of masterpieces on the keyboard. And we have to say, they probably sounded better than a lot of humans.

The National Zoo’s daily enrichment programs aim to expose animals to stimulating environments that help them to demonstrate “their species-like behavior” and increase their sense of well-being. For this case of otters particularly, the keyboard—although not necessarily something they’d just come across in the wild—was a tool that was meant to help engage the animals’ senses of sight, touch and hearing all at once. Plus, it looked like it was a lot of fun.

For more information on how you can support the enrichment programs and donate to the Smithsonian National Zoo, visit its Giving Tree page.

Foram Mehta

Foram is a journalist by day and photographer/foodie/bookworm by night. She’s a die-hard Texan living and exploring the streets of the Big Apple just hoping to run into the likes of Kristen Wiig or Anderson Cooper. When she’s not enjoying scrumptious weekend brunches and weeknight dinner excursions to Curry Hill, you can find her rummaging flea markets and pushing around a little, red cart full of laundry or groceries.

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