Two baby giant otters - the first to be born at Chester Zoo's new breeding centre - have made their first public appearance. The pups were born in September, six months after the zoo opened the UK's first underwater viewing zone for the species. They are now being individually taught how to swim by their parents. Curator of mammals Tim Rowlands said: "They are such a charming and charismatic species." "It might surprise some to learn that a species so well adapted to living around water actually needs to be taught how to swim, but that's exactly what happens," he said. "Dad Xingu has been taking them by the scruffs of their necks and throwing them in at the deep end. And after each has had a little splash mum Icana then dives in and drags them back out." The pups, which are an endangered species, will grow to a length of 6ft (1.8m) and a weight of around 5st 5lb (34kg). In the wild giant otters are found in remote areas within some freshwater lakes, rivers, creeks, and reservoirs of tropical South America.
I like this article.Because texts about animals are nice...I saw otters once.They are beautiful animals)))
-Do you like otters? -How often do you visit zooes? -What do you know about the otters? -Are otters mammals or not? -If you saw this animal what can you tell us about it?
I agree with the previous comment. I don't like otters either. But they are unusual and nice!!!All the animals there are beautiful. Thanks for this article!! I like it :)
I don't love otters ... I am afraid of them since childhood, when one of them bit me in the river. They look very nice, but they can fend for themselves. I often see them in zoos.
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