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Orphaned Baby Otter Follows Kids Up From River (Original Post) catbyte Sep 2021 OP
They are sooo cute! StarryNite Sep 2021 #1
Do otter moms ever reject their young? NurseJackie Sep 2021 #2
Yes ffr Sep 2021 #4
Thank you for that. NurseJackie Sep 2021 #5
Awwww!!! DemUnleashed Sep 2021 #3
Awwww! They are just adorable! smirkymonkey Sep 2021 #6
I have seen otters and they are the cutest things - babies or otherwise... Rhiannon12866 Sep 2021 #7

StarryNite

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1. They are sooo cute!
Reply to catbyte (Original post)
Wed Sep 29, 2021, 03:59 PM
Sep 2021

I'm so happy they were released back into the wild to be the otters that Nature intended them to be.

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NurseJackie

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2. Do otter moms ever reject their young?
Reply to catbyte (Original post)
Wed Sep 29, 2021, 04:06 PM
Sep 2021

Or is it more likely that the mom met a tragic fate of her own? (Also, how large are otter litters?)

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ffr

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4. Yes
Reply to NurseJackie (Reply #2)
Wed Sep 29, 2021, 05:28 PM
Sep 2021

From social stresses, if an aggressive male tries to mate with the mother or if the mother cannot provide for herself and the pup, she may abandon it to save herself.



PBS did a wonderful documentary on Otter 501 from the Monterey Bay Aquarium, a DVD well worth owning.
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DemUnleashed

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3. Awwww!!!
Reply to catbyte (Original post)
Wed Sep 29, 2021, 04:19 PM
Sep 2021

They are absolutely the cutest!!! I have always loved otters...simply adorable!!

Did no one teach them to chew with their mouths closed??!! Ha ha ha!! 😂

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