There are some adorable photos of a mother otter and her 3 pups “skating” on a lake in Somerset, in the UK, in this Daily Mail article.
Mama Otter found where the ice was the thinnest, made a small hole and went fishing. Must have been a cold experience – thank goodness they have such thick pelts to protect them from the elements
I have always had a huge soft spot for ferret kits, and I would think that most mustelid babies would be equally cute and squeezable. These otter pups prove that absolutely!! :D
A litter of three baby Asian short-claw otters were born at the Blue Planet Aquarium in Cheshire and two of them were white. Don’t those little critters remind you of a black-eyed white ferret? So cute!!
Apparently an albino otter was spotted in Scotland last year but it’s the first time white otters have been born in captivity. It’s believed the cubs have a rare condition called leucism, a condition characterised by reduced pigmentation in animals, as well as in humans. These cubs are not considered to be albinos since leucism is caused by a reduction in all types of skin pigment, not just melanin.
My ferret friend from Croatia put the YouTube link up on the forum and when I saw this video, all I could do was thank the powers that be that ferrets are not QUITE as mad as these otters are!
I wonder if otters in general are as souped up as these two or are they just a unique pair of whirlwinds – LOL!
I got an email yesterday from a friend who is also a ferret owner giving me the URL to a video of a baby otter playing.
It was just so adorable, I had to share it.
The lady who owns Sidney, the otter pup, works at a marine park so obviously has ample experience with otters and other sea creatures. It comes as no surprise to find that otters are illegal to own personally but I admit I was surprised to see that she said they don’t make good pets.
