MIAMI, Fla. (WFLA) — Three child otters have joined Zoo Miami this week, becoming a member of their Florida: Mission Everglades Exhibit.
Zinnia, a 7-year-old North American river otter, birthed her three pups on Feb. 12, simply in time to provide them some love on Valentine’s Day. The zoo’s Animal Well being and Animal Science groups decided the infants to be one male and two females.
In line with the zoo, the pups weigh between 164 and 168 grams and are anticipated to achieve a weight between 12 and 25. River otters are identified to develop to be 3-4 toes lengthy.
Zinnia carried her infants for round two months earlier than delivering them in a secluded den, marking her third litter. The mother and her pups will stay behind the scenes to bond and develop with minimal disturbances.
Zoo Miami stated the litter was fathered by 9-year-old Edison, who arrived on the zoo in October 2016 after being rescued as an orphan in Florida. Zinnia arrived in April 2019 from the Roger Williams Park Zoo in Rhode Island, the place she was born.
North American river otters can dwell round 10 years within the wild, however as much as 20 years beneath human care, Zoo Miami stated. They feed on a spread of animals together with fish, frogs, and crustaceans.
These otters are identified to be agile swimmers and may run as much as 15 mph on land.
