Five Small-Clawed Otters Move to New Habitat

Five small-clawed otters have recently moved into a brand new, much larger enclosure designed to give them more space to explore, swim, and express natural behaviours. There are both large areas of land and water to roam, as well as safe side enclosures surrounding two of our gibbon islands.

At first, the otters were understandably hesitant in their vast new environment. However, it has been a joy to watch them explore further each day, both in and out of the water.

Otters are very curious animals, as are their new gibbon neighbours. The gibbons, particularly Sonya, the oldest gibbon at WFFT, have shown great interest in their new neighbours.

In the wild, gibbons and small-clawed otters can share overlapping habitats. While gibbons are arboreal, otters remain on the ground and in the water, meaning they naturally use the same environment in very different ways.

We are grateful to our friends Monique and Mike for sponsoring this amazing habitat.