Friday, July 1, 2011

Piles o' Pups for Santa Barbara Zoo

 
 

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via ZooBorns by Andrew Bleiman on 6/29/11

SB-Zoo-Otter-Pups-2-2011-credit-Sheri-Horiszny

Bob and Jillian, the Santa Barabara Zoo's two parent Asian small-clawed otters, have produced another healthy litter of pups (not yet on view) and they recently opened their little eyes for the first time! The new litter of 3 females and 3 males was born on May 21 and they are being raised and cared for in their off-exhibit nesting box by mom and dad and the pair's first litter of 5 pups born last August. As in the wild where the parents keep their pups in a den, these young otters will not leave their behind-the-scenes nesting area for several months; keepers estimate early August.
 
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SB-Zoo-Otter-Pups-2011-credit-Sheri-Horiszny
Photo credits: Sheri Horiszny

 
 

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