Our otter family have been boosted by four more pups!
Trainee Keeper, Danielle Partridge, managed to take the first photos of the Asiatic short-clawed babies, after spotting them emerging outside for one of their very first outings!
The pups are the offspring of mum, Keyah, aged seven and 12 year-old dad, Buddy and are thought to have been born around the beginning of June.
Danielle said: “The babies stay hidden away for the first few months and only appear around three months old, although we’ve been hearing a few squeaks over recent weeks, so we guessed we’d had some new arrivals.”
Three older siblings, born to mum and dad two years-ago, are set to relocate to another collection in the coming weeks.
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Gestation lasts around 60 days and both parents will care for their offspring.
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Babies are born toothless and with their eyes closed.
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They’ll open their eyes by day 40 and can swim by day 60.
