Baby Otters

There doesn’t seem to be a week that goes by without news of more babies being born at Chester Zoo. Just over ten weeks ago baby otters were born at the Zoo. On this occasion, parents Annie and Wallace, provided the Zoo with the opportunity to announce the birth of five baby otters. The cute quintet of pubs are all doing well and are said to be in “tip top condition”. Vets and zoo keepers checked over the newbies by weighing them, listening to their heartbeats and giving them a good old thorough physical examination. And of course, they were able to determine their sexes. Four girls and one boy therefore are the latest Chester Zoo babies.

Baby Otters

Baby Otters

These otters are Asian short clawed otters. They are in fact the world’s smallest species of otters. Conservationists list Asian short clawed otters as being vulnerable to extinction. As a result they face increasing threats in order to survive in the wild.

Two of the reasons given for their vulnerability are, unsurprisingly, human related. Firstly, many areas of their normal wetland habitat are being taken over by human populations. In addition, some are also hunted for use in traditional Chinese medicines.

You can read more about these new baby otters additions HERE.

Other Chester Zoo Babies

The new baby otters are just one of several species babies born this year. In January we saw the addition of seven endangered African Painted Dogs pups.

In February saw the birth of one of the world’s rarest deers. Cuteness personified!!!

Also in February, a rare giant anteater was welcomed to Chester Zoo as part of an endangered species breeding programme.

Most recently, in April in fact, a clutch of rare baby ‘forest dragons’ emerged from eggs. These births are particularly fascinating in that it will help to uncover more about one of the world’s least understood reptiles.

You can learn more about the Chester Zoo babies HERE.

If you didn’t know already I am a huge fan of Chester Zoo. There is so much to see. This will continue of course as more and more babies are born. In addition to that of course is the ever changing development of Chester Zoo generally. We go regularly and we can say that no one visit is like any other.

Going off on a bit of a tangent I’m tinkering with making a variety of short promo type videos. One in the pipeline is a Chester Zoo one. Keep and eye out for this one.

Welcome To Chester Zoo

Welcome to Chester Zoo and the world in general baby otters. May Chester Zoo continue their fantastic work in protecting worldwide wildlife and in their continuing support of global conservation. Chester Zoo in fact are a global conservation charity and lead the way by using a wealth of expert knowledge in the Zoo, across the UK and in over 30 countries around the world.

See below for other Chester Zoo related posts.

Chester Zoo – More Posts On Chester Lifestyle.

For more articles and posts about Chester Zoo on my Chester Lifestyle website, see the links below….

Chester Zoo – General information, history, timetable, admission prices and a couple of videos – click HERE.

Rare Newts Born At Chester Zoo – Read more HERE.

Chester Zoo Voted Third Best In The World – only 3rd!! Read more HERE.

Visit To Chester Zoo – see what I thought of a recent visit to Chester Zoo. Read more HERE.

The New Chester Zoo Nature Reserve – Find Out More HERE.

For More Information on Chester and Chester Lifestyle

If you wish to know more about the beautiful city of Chester and Chester Lifestyle – click HERE.