Cute Otters

Video: Baby Otters At Longleat

peter@cuteotters.com (Peter) — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:48:22 -0700

Ever since I was 12, I've wanted to visit the UK and seeing all of these adorable otter births make me want to start saving for a vacation there. These cute otters are at Longleat which seems like an amazing place.

Click here to visit the official Longleat web site

Video: Sea Otter in Monterey

peter@cuteotters.com (Peter) — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 19:20:52 -0700

This video makes me want to take another trip to Monterey!

Otter Pups At The Blackpool Zoo

peter@cuteotters.com (Peter) — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 22:59:47 -0700

If you're in the UK, you must absolutely get to the Blackpool Zoo and check out their new Asian Small-Clawed Otters! These great pictures were taken by Lolls Marshall and make me want to get a new digital SLR camera.

Click here to visit the Blackpool Zoo web site

Click here to visit Lolls Marshall's Flickr page

Video: Asian Short-Clawed Otter at the Blackpool Zoo

peter@cuteotters.com (Peter) — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 17:23:31 -0700

I just got word that there are new baby otters at the Blackpool Zoo. Hopefully I'll have some pictures soon but until then, here's some video of one of their otters.

Click here to visit the Blackpool Zoo web site

Otters at the New Forest Wildlife Park

peter@cuteotters.com (Peter) — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 20:11:00 -0700

Lutra just sent in a great picture of the Asian Short-Clawed Otters at the New Forest Wildlife Park in the UK. You may remember it better as the New Forest Otter, Owl and Wildlife Centre before it went through a recent name change. If you're in the UK, you should definitely visit the otters there.

From The New Forest Wildlife Park: A wander in our Park will reveal a wonderful range of wildlife - in natural surroundings. Here we have 3 species Eurasian (indigenous to Uk) Asian Short Claw and North American
River otter; European wolf, 12 species of owls, badgers, foxes and deer. Other mammals to be seen are polecats, mink, pine martens and highly endangered Scottish wildcat, lynx, wallaby and wild boar.
You can stroll through the animal house...to enjoy watching otters swimming underwater, ferrets chasing their tails, harvest mice home-making on top of corn stalks...or the night barn for snoring badgers and red foxes.

Click here to visit the New Forest Wildlife Park web site

California Sea Otter Population in Decline

peter@cuteotters.com (Peter) — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 19:46:00 -0700

I'm pretty sad about the news that California's otter population is down. Hopefully we'll have a surge of new pups (and adorable videos) in the next year. If you live in California be sure to donate money at tax time and don't flush kitty litter which can contain parasites and bacteria that's potentially deadly to otters.

Video: Baby Otters Debut in Washington

peter@cuteotters.com (Peter) — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 23:19:00 -0700

When the Monterey Bay Aquarium had their "Wild About Otters" exhibit, I really fell in love with Asian Otters. The lucky people at the Point Defiance Zoo were able to see some new baby otters earlier this year.

Click here to visit the Point Defiance Zoo web site

Video: Tazo Goes To New York

peter@cuteotters.com (Peter) — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 18:03:38 -0700

Do you remember Tazo who was found orphaned in Alaska? The good people at the Alaska SeaLife Center rehabilitated him and now he moves to his new home at the New York Aquarium.

From the Alaska SeaLife Center: Tazo, northern sea otter pup, was found orphaned in Homer, Alaska. He was rehabilitated at the Alaska SeaLife Center with and on August 5th was transferred to his new home at the New York Aquarium via a FedEx cargo plane. Two NY Aquarium staff members accompanied Tazo on the flight to the Big Apple, where he arrived safely the next morning.

Click here to visit the official New York Aquarium web site

Video: New Otter At the Monterey Bay Aquarium

peter@cuteotters.com (Peter) — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 06:48:00 -0700

There's a new female pup at the Monterey Bay Aquarium!

Click here to visit the official Monterey Bay Aquarium web site

Video: Baby Sea Otter's First Public Swim Lesson

peter@cuteotters.com (Peter) — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 20:21:24 -0700

Otter Mom and Pup

peter@cuteotters.com (Peter) — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 22:03:41 -0700

One of the first pictures that first made me love otters was a little baby otter on its mother's belly. This picture was taken in Morro Bay which is one of the few places in the world where there are numerous sea otters. (source - San Luis Obispo Tribune)

Video: Rare Hairy Nosed Otter Spotted

peter@cuteotters.com (Peter) — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 21:55:00 -0700

Let's just hope this sighting means the rare Asian Hairy Nosed Otter makes a comeback!

From the Washington Post: A photograph snapped on Borneo island of an otter once thought to be extinct in Malaysia has raised hopes that there's still time to save the creature, an official said Monday.
The image of the hairy-nosed otter - sometimes called Asia's rarest - was captured by a remote camera planted by scientists in a forest reserve and could bolster conservationists' efforts to seek stronger government protection for threatened species in Borneo's biologically diverse jungles.

Click here to read more at the Washington Post

Video: River Otter Pup At the St. Louis Zoo

peter@cuteotters.com (Peter) — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 00:07:54 -0700

Nothing like a relaxing day playing in the grass with a baby otter. Lucky people in St. Louis!

Click here to visit the St. Louis Zoo web site

Video: The Dartmoor Otter Sanctuary

peter@cuteotters.com (Peter) — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 07:31:00 -0700

Ever since I was young, I've wanted to visit the UK and now there's another great reason to visit, the Dartmoor Otter Sanctuary. (source - bestplaces.tv)

Click here to visit the Dartmoor Otter Sanctuary web site

Video: Gracie's Full Swim Video With Captions

peter@cuteotters.com (Peter) — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 11:27:00 -0700

I posted a news video of Gracie the otter as she learns how to swim but here's the full video with subtitles courtesy of the Florida Aquarium. I guess I'll have to arrange a vacation to Florida to visit Gracie.

Click here to visit the Florida Aquarium web site