The words "otter" and "Benedict Cumberbatch" have become synonymous in recent years, thanks to a Tumblr account that drew attention to the similarities between the Oscar-nominated actor and the cute mammals back in 2012.

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But it's been a while since Cumberbatch pulled any otter-like faces, something Graham Norton decided to remedy on his chat show last night. He asked his guest if he wouldn't mind contorting his face to match some more snaps of the river-dwelling animals and Cumberbatch kindly obliged, with this...

And this:

And this.

N'aww, isn't that teddy bear cute? So cute that Benedict decided to attack it...

Benedict Cumberbatch​ and Johnny Depp​ beat up a giant teddy bear. Tonight at 10.35pm on @BBCOne #TheGNShow https://t.co/pbFb9ma8yW

— Graham Norton Show (@TheGNShow) November 27, 2015

Poor teddy!

If you'd like to give this poor autographed bear a home, he's being auctioned off to raise money for Great Ormond Street Hospital from Tuesday.

Check out the full video of the Sherlock actor impersonating mammals and beating up giant cuddly toys, click play below...

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Hilarious!

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Susanna LazarusAssociate Editor, RadioTimes.com
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