Otter
A baby otter is called
a pup.
More than one are called pups.
A baby otter is called a pup, or sometimes a cub.
Tap to hear one.
A thin high whistle. It is how a pup calls its mother.
Three things to know
- Otter pups have to be taught to swim. Their mother carries them into the water herself.
- An otter can close its ears and its nose, and then stay under for four minutes.
- Their whiskers can feel a fish moving in water so muddy they cannot see anything at all.
Where you would find one
Rivers, and the banks and roots along them
