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Come and join us on Saturday, March 16, 2013 for our second annual Otter Celebration! Our zoo includes five beautiful North American river otters. Otters are traditionally born in March, and our otter triplets were born March 2, 2011. They are now fully grown, and are doing very well at the Lowcountry Zoo.
We participate in a Species Survival Plan for North American River Otters, and we recently sent one of our triplets to another AZA accredited zoo. He will miss his birthday celebration this year, but now he has an opportunity to make some cute babies of his own!
Our Otter Celebration is free with garden admission. Brookgreen Gardens opens at 9:30 AM, and events at the zoo start at 10:00 AM. We will have a kid's craft area, storytimes, tours of the zoo, and lots of staff and volunteers on hand. Our two main events will be at the otter exhibits at 10:30 AM and 2:00 PM. Because we manage two groups of otters, both events will have the same presents, cakes, and frozen treats for the otters. Pick whichever time is more convenient!
Just as I grew up in awe of a giant one-eyed gator at Brookgreen, my children grew up admiring the courage of "Stumpy", our admittedly non-PC name for one of your wonderful Otters. This past summer was the third summer in a row that we failed to catch a glimpse of our courageous, tailless friend.
ReplyDeleteWe have feared the worst for three years, but were afraid to ask until now:
Has our dear friend passed on?
Regardless, would you have any photos of him/her that you could post here in his/her honor as part of the Otter Celebration?
We did indeed lose our tailless otter a few years ago, and we miss her very much. We called her Scooter. I am sorry that I did not see your note. This site does not notify me when there is a new comment. Thank you for your appreciation of our otters!
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