asian otter Archive

  • Asian Otter – Fact Three

    Asian Otter – Fact Three

    Although typically we might expect otters to eat fish, Asian short clawed otters prefer amphibians, molluscs and small mammals.

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  • Asian Otter – Fact Two

    Asian Otter – Fact Two

    Their long whiskers help otters to find food in murky water and dense undergrowth by detecting the movement of their prey.

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  • Asian Otter – Fact One

    Asian Otter – Fact One

    There are twelve different species of otter in the world. The Asian Short Clawed Otter is the smallest.

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  • Keepers Notes – Asian Otter

    Keepers Notes – Asian Otter

    Rosie and Hutch were the first pair of otters to breed at the park and successfully raised a boisterous group of youngsters in 2005. Hutch, as a youngster himself, embraced his role of fatherhood and was a great help to Rosie who was a more experienced mother having raised young at another collection in the past. Amongst [...]

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