Giants Otters in North America

Zoogoer2000

Zoogoer2000

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This rare species seem to becoming more popular in North America but i just need someone to fill in the blanks for me about each otter

Rose: Born November 2007 at Philadelphia Zoo. It says on there website she isn't there anymore so I was just wondering where she went

Sohno: Born in November 2006, sister to Rijo who is still at Philadelphia Zoo. Again, just wondering where she is at as of now

Kara: Born 2005 at Philadelphia Zoo, sister to Magnus and Dante who are at Jacksonville Zoo. I have the idea that she is at Miami MetroZOO but I could be wrong

Primero: Born March 2004 at Philadelphia Zoo, first ever born in North America. In November 2007, Primero and his two brothers, Magnus and Dante moved to Jacksonville Zoo. I was checking ISIS the other day and it listed that only 2 giant otters were at Jacksonville Zoo, just wondering if the one missing is him or one of the other two and if one of them left, where to?

Miami Metro Zoo Male Giant Otter: I know they have a male and female pari but I was just wondering about the males background and what his name is

Tapajos and Tocantins: Born August 2008 at Philedelphia Zoo, ISIS said there were three pups but only two are actually there, what happened to the third

Dallas World Aquarium: Apparently there are a few her, just wondering on there background
 
Seems like you've hit the nail on the head. I'm not sure on the backgrounds of the other otters though. I can tell you the Jacksonville Zoo has been trying for ages now to get two females from Guyana in the same deal that allowed several of their Jaguars to come over. However, it seems every time they're about to get through, new government red tape gets in the way.
 
The male at Miami is Watoto born in 2004 at the Cali Zoo in Colombia. He was imported with his brother who died a few years ago. And yes Kara is the female at Miami.

The 1.1 pair at Dallas are wild-caught from Venezuela and arrived in 2002.
 
An update on the US population:

Dallas World Aquarium
0.1 Muneca wildborn Venezuela
1.0 Primero born Philly
0.1 Sonho born Philly
0.1 Rose born Philly

Jacksonville Zoo
1.0 Dante born Philly
1.0 Magnus born Philly

Los Angeles Zoo
0.1 from Cali Zoo in Colombia

Miami Metrozoo
1.0 Witoto born Cali Zoo
0.1 Kara born Philly

Philadelphia Zoo
1.0 Banjo born Hamburg Zoo
0.1 Nina born Brasilla Zoo
1.0 Rijo born Philly
0.2 most recent births
 
Thank you so much, the placements of them all baffled me for quite some time. The two most recent births at Philly have switched names. It was originally Tapajos and Tocantins but Tocantins was later changed to Paru
 
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