In early March, a veterinary technician from Ark Animal Hospital accepted two orphaned baby otters. She has donated her time to rehabilitate many birds and mammals. North American river otters require a lot of special care, time, patience, cleanup, special formula, and did I mention patience?
The vet tech brought the otters to Brookgreen to visit the zookeepers and some very lucky visitors.
The vet tech also brought her baby otters to our Otter Celebration the next weekend. They were very popular! Did you know that the mother otter has to teach the babies how to swim? This means that the tech will have to introduce them to water and encourage them to swim.
To learn more about otters, visit our otter exhibits at the Lowcountry Zoo! We have five North American river otters that rotate between two exhibits. Brookgreen Gardens is open every day except for Christmas Day, and the zoo is free with garden admission.
