Smithsonian National Zoo Asian Small-Clawed Otters

[MurphyFox]

Does anyone know what is going on with the Asian Small-Clawed Otters? I have not seen them on exhibit for at least a week and one of their feedings got cancelled.

 

[birdsandbats]

At what zoo?

 

[MurphyFox]

At what zoo?

The Smithsonian National Zoo. I put a tag for it.

 

[blospz]

I saw two of them on Saturday. Maybe its weather or health issues? Or maybe they are getting more otters and they're in quarantine.

 

[MurphyFox]

I saw two of them on Saturday. Maybe its weather or health issues? Or maybe they are getting more otters and they're in quarantine.

Was this this past Saturday? They had seemed to be off exhibit even before then and off exhibit on Sunday. I have not seen them for over a week now and the cancelled feeding was last Thursday.

 

[blospz]

Was this this past Saturday? They had seemed to be off exhibit even before then and off exhibit on Sunday. I have not seen them for over a week now and the cancelled feeding was last Thursday.

Yes, it was this past Saturday.

 

[MurphyFox]

A bit surprising to learn that they were on exhibit Saturday (I didn't see them the next day) but the other absences and the cancelled feeding makes it seem like something is still going on with them.