We have two orphaned River Otters in our Mammal Nursery!  They were admitted a week apart but have already bonded, curling up with each other while sleeping.

We’re introducing them gradually to adult food by offering a mix of a fish slurry and dead fish in their pool.  We’ll add live fish, crawfish and other delectables as they mature.

As with any wild animal, their instinct is to hide from humans so filming them is challenging, but we did manage to get a few short video clips.

Check out our new YouTube channel:  http://www.youtube.com/user/WRCMN.  Subscribe to it and you’ll be automatically notified anytime we upload new video.  The 2 new videos of the River Otters in their room and pool are uploaded.

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