otter enclosure

A few of the Asian small-clawed otter pups and one parent in the Otter Holt (aka the Otter House), early December 2025.

Asian small-clawed otters have been gone for a fews years, and in the time since then, the enclosure has been frequently unoccupied. Various species have been held in the space, but only ever for small intervals. On Zoochat, the enclosure has been called "the pit of shame," apparently because it...

Taken November 2024.

Ageo Masuyama Park Zoo (Saitama, Japan)

Wildwood Kent, 15/06/24

The ASCO enclosure.

The pond for the Asian small-clawed otters.

Part of the ASCO enclosure, showing the housing.

A viewing window looking into the ASCO enclosure.

Are there any institutions that mix otters with fish? I know the Fukushima aquarium (Japan) did it and the Discovery Cove (Florida) does it currently (small clawed otters and cichlids). I'm looking for other institutions and hope you can point me in the right direction. I might want to contact...

Another angle of the otter and binturong enclosure.

A mixed Asian small-clawed otter and binturong enclosure. The zoo keeps both Malayan and non-subspecific binturongs but I'm not sure which has access to this enclosure.

Another angle on the ASCO enclosure.

Part of the ASCO enclosure.

The enclosure for Asian short-clawed otters.

The enclosure for Asian short-clawed otters.

Part of the Asian short-clawed otter enclosure.

Part of the Asian short-clawed otter enclosure.

Small viewing windows into the back of the Asian short-clawed otter enclosure.

The underwater viewing area for the Asian short-clawed otters.