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11-04-2017 09:34 AM
Otterly gorgeous! Three adorable rare Asian clawed otter pups born in Santa Barbara zoo
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PUBLISHED: 09:25 EDT, 1 November 2017 | UPDATED: 15:36 EDT, 1 November 2017
Three new rare baby otters have made their first appearance since they were born earlier this month.
The three Asian small clawed pups are first to be born at Santa Barbara Zoo for more than six years and are the first litter for parents Gail and Peeta.
This species - the smallest otter in the world - do not develop fully webbed feet and have paws which look like human hands.
But animal lovers may not get a chance to see the rare otters until the end of the year.
A spokesman at Santa Barbara said: 'These young otters will not leave the holding area until they are old enough to safely swim and have grown teeth so they can eat solid food.
'Depending on their development, keepers estimate the pups could go on exhibit as early as mid-December.'
Describing the pups birth, the zoo's curator of mammals Michele Green said: 'The parents didn't come out to greet us and then we heard squeaks.
'That's how we knew Gail had given birth. Gail only arrived in March and it's been fun to watch them bond, and now become parents.
The parents' names, inspired by characters in the popular Hunger Games books and movies, were given to them by their Santa Barbara Zoo sponsors Peter and Pieter Crawford-van Meeuwen.
When fully grown Asian small-clawed otters are about two feet long and weigh under 10 pounds, less than half the size of North American river otters.
11-04-2017 09:35 AM
Oh my gosh! SO adorable! Thanks @feline groovy
11-04-2017 09:55 AM
LOVE!
11-04-2017 09:59 AM
Very cute! Good luck to Gail - she'll need it.
11-04-2017 10:30 AM
OMG,😍😍😍 I have always adored otters.
11-04-2017 12:47 PM
11-04-2017 02:13 PM
TOO CUTE!
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