Otters are taking over Singapore! by Shanthi Panjiawarnam https://padlet.com/shanthi_premkum/c9tttbuuzbk3 What do you know about Otters? Where have you read about Otters? Share it with your classmates! en-us 2015-07-15 06:49:43 UTC 2026-02-07 19:33:55 UTC hello@padlet.com Tan Louise (4F) 32 https://padlet.com/shanthi_premkum/c9tttbuuzbk3/wish/2047931358 They aren’t all sea Otters
Some hold hands while sleeping
They live in forests?

]]> 2022-02-15 06:57:46 UTC https://padlet.com/shanthi_premkum/c9tttbuuzbk3/wish/2047931358 Teoh Zile (4F) 34 zlteoh12 https://padlet.com/shanthi_premkum/c9tttbuuzbk3/wish/2047956628 Otters are carnivorous mammals in the subfamily Lutrinae. The 13 extant otter species are all semiaquatic, aquatic or marine, with diets based on fish and invertebrates. Lutrinae is a branch of the Mustelidae family, which also includes weasels, badgers, mink, and wolverines, among other animals.The U.S. is home to two species: the sea otter and the North American river otter. River otters are much smaller — averaging 10-30 pounds — with a cylindrical body and small head. Sea otters weigh more — around 45-90 pounds — with large, furry faces.]]> 2022-02-15 07:14:48 UTC https://padlet.com/shanthi_premkum/c9tttbuuzbk3/wish/2047956628 https://padlet.com/shanthi_premkum/c9tttbuuzbk3/wish/2048051138 Not all are otters  taking over Singapore.]]> 2022-02-15 08:11:27 UTC https://padlet.com/shanthi_premkum/c9tttbuuzbk3/wish/2048051138 https://padlet.com/shanthi_premkum/c9tttbuuzbk3/wish/2048055611 Eldon

Not only otters are taking over  Singapore.]]> 2022-02-15 08:13:14 UTC https://padlet.com/shanthi_premkum/c9tttbuuzbk3/wish/2048055611 Kayla hoi (11) 4F https://padlet.com/shanthi_premkum/c9tttbuuzbk3/wish/2048067554 Otters have some interesting relatives. Otters are part of the Mustelidae family, which is a family of carnivorous mammals that includes skunks, weasels, wolverines, and badgers. The sea otter is the largest member of the weasel family, yet the smallest marine mammal in North America😁.]]> 2022-02-15 08:19:33 UTC https://padlet.com/shanthi_premkum/c9tttbuuzbk3/wish/2048067554 Kayla (11) 4F https://padlet.com/shanthi_premkum/c9tttbuuzbk3/wish/2048070116 Otters have some interesting relatives. Otters are part of the Mustelidae family, which is a family of carnivorous mammals that includes skunks, weasels, wolverines, and badgers. The sea otter is the largest member of the weasel family, yet the smallest marine mammal in North America.😁]]> 2022-02-15 08:20:16 UTC https://padlet.com/shanthi_premkum/c9tttbuuzbk3/wish/2048070116 sandyzhanghs https://padlet.com/shanthi_premkum/c9tttbuuzbk3/wish/2048134289 otters have webbed feet and powerful tails, which act like rudders, make otters strong swimmers. Their nostrils and ears close to keep water out, and waterproof fur keeps them warm. They must carefully groom their fur and furry undercoat to keep them clean and sealed off to water, because they’re not covered in a fatty layer like other seagoing creatures. Otters have the densest fur of any animal—as many as a million hairs per square inch in places.]]> 2022-02-15 09:02:34 UTC https://padlet.com/shanthi_premkum/c9tttbuuzbk3/wish/2048134289 yang ming chang(40) https://padlet.com/shanthi_premkum/c9tttbuuzbk3/wish/2048172649 Otters float in groups called rafts and these groups are usually gender based that means boys hang out with boys and girls hang out with girls.
Female otters can raise baby otters without any assistance from males.
Otters sometimes hold hands to keep their paws warm.
Sea otter pup's fur is called lanugo.
Sea otter pup have 26 baby teeth and 10 of them are visible.]]> 2022-02-15 09:27:54 UTC https://padlet.com/shanthi_premkum/c9tttbuuzbk3/wish/2048172649 Sofea(24) https://padlet.com/shanthi_premkum/c9tttbuuzbk3/wish/2048280834 Otters eat fish from the pond they do not eat fish from the sea as it is to deap.There are also 13 otter species such as sea otters,eurasian otters,North American river otters,smooth coated otters,Asian small clawed otters, giant otters,African clawless otters,hairy-nosed otters,marine otters,spotted-necked otters,Southern River otters,neotropical otters and otter civet.Sadly one of the otter species went extinct,the Japanese river otters.In winter, otters spend more time near streams and rivers where the current often maintains open water.They may also den in an old beaver lodge  with underwater access.River bank tunnels also offer a route to the water.Otters use the abandoned burrows of other animals as their den.Otters love to rest in groups.To keep from drifting away from each other,sea otters will wrap themselves up in sealed,forming something  that resembles a raft.]]> 2022-02-15 10:36:43 UTC https://padlet.com/shanthi_premkum/c9tttbuuzbk3/wish/2048280834 EtymologyThe word otter derives from the Old English word otor or oter. This, and cognate words in other Indo-European languages, ultimately stem from the Proto-Indo-European language root *wódr̥, which also gave rise to the English word "water".[4][5]TerminologyAn otter's den is called a holt or couch. Male otters are called dogs or boars, females are called bitches or sows, and their offspring are called pups.[6] The collective nouns for otters are bevy, family, lodge, romp (being descriptive of their often playful nature) or, when in water, raft.[7][8]The feces of otters are typically identified by their distinctive aroma, the smell of which has been described as ranging from freshly mown hay to putrefied fish;[9] these are known as spraints.[10]File:Otter playing - 2015 11 08.ogvA sea otter playing in captivity.Life cycleThe gestation period in otters is about 60 to 86 days. The newborn pup is cared for by the bitch, dog and older offspring. Bitch otters reach sexual maturity at approximately two years of age and males at approximately three years. The holt is built under tree roots or a rocky cairn, more common in Scotland. It is lined with moss and grass .After one month, the pup can leave the holt and after two months, it is able to swim. The pup lives with its family for approximately one year. Otters live up to 16 years; they are by nature playful, and frolic in the water with their pups. Its usual source of food is fish, and further downriver, eels, but it may sample frogs and birds .DescriptionOtters have long, slim bodies and relatively short limbs. Their most striking anatomical features are the powerful webbed feet used to swim, and their seal-like abilities holding breath underwater. Most have sharp claws on their feet and all except the sea otter have long, muscular tails. The 13 species range in adult size from 0.6 to 1.8 m (2.0 to 5.9 ft) in length and 1 to 45 kg (2.2 to 99.2 l b) in weight. The Asian small-clawed otter is the smallest otter species and the giant otter and sea otter are the largest. They have very soft, insulated underfur, which is protected by an outer layer of long guard hairs. This traps a layer of air which keeps them dry, warm, and somewhat buoyant under water .Several otter species live in cold waters and have high metabolic rates to help keep them warm. European otters must eat 15% of their body weight each day, and sea otters 20 to 25%, depending on the temperature. In water as warm as 10 °C (50 °F), an otter needs to catch 100 g (3.5 oz) of fish per hour to survive. Most species hunt for three to five hours each day and nursing mothers up to eight hours each day .FeedingFor most otters, fish is the staple of their diet. This is often supplemented by frogs, crayfish and crabs.[11] Some otters are experts at opening shellfish, and others will feed on available small mammals or birds. Prey-dependence leaves otters very vulnerable to prey depletion. Sea otters are hunters of clams, sea urchins and other shelled creatures. They are notable for their ability to use stones to break open shellfish on their stomachs. This skill must be learned by the young.[12]Otters are active hunters, chasing prey in the water or searching the beds of rivers, lakes or the seas. Most species live beside water, but river otters usually enter it only to hunt or travel, otherwise spending much of their time on land to prevent their fur becoming waterlogged. Sea otters are considerably more aquatic and live in the ocean for most of their lives .Otters are playful animals and appear to engage in various behaviors for sheer enjoyment, such as making waterslides and then sliding on them into the water. They may also find and play with small stones. Different species vary in their social structure, some being largely solitary, while others live in groups – in a few species these groups may be fairly large .SpeciesLutrinae   otter (Pteronura brasiliensis)       North American river otter (Lontra canadensis)       Marine otter (Lontra felina)   Southern river otter (Lontra provocax)    Neotropical river otter (Lontra longicaudis)       Sea otter (Enhydra lutris)   Spotted-necked otter (Hydrictis maculicollis)       Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra)   Hairy-nosed otter (Lutra sumatrana)   Japanese river otter† (Lutra nippon)   Lutra euxena†   Lutra castiglionis†   Lutra simplicidens†   Lutra trinacriae†        African clawless otter (Aonyx capensis)   Asian small-clawed otter (Aonyx cinerea)   Congo clawless otter (Aonyx congicus)      Smooth-coated otter (Lutrogale perspicillata)       Cladogram, after Koepfli et al. 2008[1] and Bininda-Emonds et al. 1999[13]Extant speciesImage Genus SpeciesFischotter Lutra lutra1.jpg Lutra Brisson, 1762 Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra)Hairy-nosed otter (Lutra sumatrana)Spotted-necked otter 1.jpg Hydrictis Pocock, 1921 Spotted-necked otter (Hydrictis maculicollis)Smooth cotted otter (1).jpg Lutrogale (Gray, 1865) Smooth-coated otter (Lutrogale perspicillata)Gfp-otter-and-trout.jpg Lontra Gray, 1843 North American river otter (Lontra canadensis)Southern river otter (Lontra provocax)Neotropical river otter (Lontra longicaudis)Marine otter (Lontra felina)Pteronura brasiliensis zoo Brasilia 01.jpg Pteronura Gray, 1837 Giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis)Water Animal.jpg Aonyx Lesson, 1827 African clawless otter (Aonyx capensis)Asian small-clawed otter (Aonyx cinereus)Congo clawless otter (Aonyx congicus)Marsh lounging (15085860020).jpg Enhydra Fleming, 1828 Sea otter (Enhydra lutris)Extinct speciesThis section does not cite any sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.Find sources: "Otter" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (July 2021) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)Genus LutraLutra euxena†Lutra castiglionis†Lutra nippon† (Japanese river otter, c. 1976)Lutra simplicidens†Lutra trinacriae†Genus LutrogaleLutrogale cretensis†Lutrogale robusta†Genus EnhydraEnhydra reevei†Genus †MegalenhydrisGenus †SardolutraGenus †AlgarolutraGenus †CyrnaonyxGenus †TeruelictisGenus †EnhydriodonGenus †EnhydritheriumGenus †LimnonyxGenus †LutravusGenus †SivaonyxGenus †TorolutraGenus †TyrrhenolutraGenus †VishnuonyxGenus †SiamogaleEuropean otterMain article: European otterEuropean otter, EnglandThe European otter (Lutra lutra), also called the Eurasian otter, inhabits Europe, most of Asia and parts of North Africa. In the British Isles, they were common as recently as the 1950s, but became rare in many areas due to the use of chlorinated hydrocarbon pesticides, habitat loss and water pollution (they remained relatively common in parts of Scotland and Ireland). Population levels reached a low point in the 1980s, but are now recovering strongly. The UK Biodiversity Action Plan envisages the re-establishment of otters by 2010 in all the UK rivers and coastal areas they inhabited in 1960. Roadkill deaths have become one of the significant threats to the success of their re-establishment.North American river otterMain article: North American river otterNorth American river ottersThe North American river otter (Lontra canadensis) became one of the major animals hunted and trapped for fur in North America after European contact. River otters eat a variety of fish and shellfish, as well as small land mammals and birds. They grow to one meter (3 to 4 ft) in length and weigh from five to 15 kilograms (10 to 30 lb).In some areas, this is a protected species, and some places have otter sanctuaries that help sick and injured otters to recover.Sea otterMain article: Sea otterSea otter in Morro Bay, CaliforniaSea otters (Enhydra lutris) are classified as marine mammals and live along the Pacific coast of North America. Their historic range included shallow waters of the Bering Strait and Kamchatka, and as far south as Japan. Sea otters have about 26,000 to 165,000 hairs per square centimeters of skin,[14] a rich fur for which humans hunted them almost to extinction. By the time the 1911 Fur Seal Treaty gave them protection, so few sea otters remained that the fur trade had become unprofitable. Sea otters eat shellfish and other invertebrates (especially clams, abalone, and sea urchins).[15] Otter populations are affected by the density of prey they hunt. Because the otter food source is easier to excavate from rocky-bottom habitats, as opposed to soft-bottom habitats, more otters tend to live in waters with rocky bottoms with access to shallow-burrowing prey.[16] They frequently carry a rock in a pouch under their forearm and use this to smash open shells, making them one of the relatively small number of animals that use tools. They grow to 1.0 to 1.5 m (3.3 to 4.9 ft) in length and weigh 30 kg (66 lb). Although once near extinction, they have begun to spread again, from remnant populations in California and Alaska.Unlike most marine mammals (such as seals or whales), sea otters do not have a layer of insulating blubber.[15] As with other species of otter, they rely on a layer of air trapped in their fur, which they keep topped up by blowing into the fur from their mouths. They spend most of their time in the water, whereas other otters spend much of their time on land.Giant otterMain article: Giant otterGiant otterThe giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) inhabits South America, especially the Amazon river basin, but is becoming increasingly rare due to poaching, habitat loss, and the use of mercury and other toxins in illegal alluvial gold mining. This gregarious animal grows to a length of up to 1.8 m (5.9 ft), and is more aquatic than most other otters.Relation with humansSign warning drivers in Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides to beware of otters on the roadHuntingOtters have been hunted for their pelts from at least the 1700s, although it may have begun well before then. Early hunting methods included darts, arrows, nets and snares but later, traps were set on land and guns used.There has been a long history of otter pelts being worn around the world. In China it was standard for the royalty to wear robes made from them. People that were financially high in status also wore them. The tails of otters were often made into items for men to wear. These included hats and belts. Even some types of mittens for children have been made from the fur of otters.[17]Otters have also been hunted using dogs, specifically the otterhound.[18] From 1958 to 1963, the 11 otter hunts in England and Wales killed 1,065 otters between them. In such hunts, the hunters notched their poles after every kill. The prized trophy that hunters would take from the otters was the penis bone, which would be worn as a tie-pin.[19]Traffic (the wildlife trade monitoring network) reported that otters are at serious risk in Southeast Asia and have disappeared from parts of their former range. This decline in populations is due to hunting to supply the demand for skins.[20]Fishing for humansMain article: Otter fishingFor many generations, fishermen in southern Bangladesh have bred smooth-coated otters and used them to chase fish into their nets. Once a widespread practice, passed down from father to son throughout many communities in Asia, this traditional use of domesticated wild animals is still in practice in the district of Narail, Bangladesh.[21][22]Religion and mythologyNorse mythology tells of the dwarf Ótr habitually taking the form of an otter. The myth of "Otter's Ransom"[23] is the starting point of the Volsunga saga.In Irish mythology, the character Lí Ban was turned from a woman into a mermaid, half human and half salmon, and given three hundred years of life to roam the oceans. Her lapdog assumed the form of an otter and shared her prolonged lifetime and her extensive wanderings.In some Native American cultures, otters are considered totem animals.[24]The otter is held to be a clean animal belonging to Ahura Mazda in Zoroastrian belief, and taboo to kill.[25]In popular Korean mythology, it is told that people who see an otter (soodal) will attract 'rain clouds' for the rest of their lives.[citation needed]In the Buddhist Jataka tales, The Otters and The Wolf, two otters agreed to let a wolf settle their dispute in dividing their caught fish but it was taken away by the cunning wolf.[26]Japanese folklore"Kawauso" (獺) from the Gazu Hyakki Yagyō by Sekien ToriyamaIn Japanese, otters are called "kawauso" (獺、川獺). In Japanese folklore, they fool humans in the same way as foxes (kitsune) and tanuki.In the Noto region, Ishikawa Prefecture, there are stories where they shapeshift into beautiful women or children wearing checker-patterned clothing. If a human attempts to speak to one, they will answer "oraya" and then answer "araya," and if anybody asks them anything, they say cryptic things like "kawai."[27][28] There are darker stories, such as one from Kaga Province (now Ishikawa Prefecture) in which an otter that lives in the castle's moat shapeshifts into a woman, invites males, and then kills and eats them.[29]In the kaidan, essays, and legends of the Edo period like the "Urami Kanawa" (裏見寒話),[30] "Taihei Hyaku Monogatari" (太平百物語), and the "Shifu Goroku" (四不語録), there are tales about strange occurrences like otters that shapeshift into beautiful women and kill men.[28]In the town of Numatachi, Asa District, Hiroshima Prefecture (now Hiroshima), they are called "tomo no kawauso" (伴のカワウソ) and "ato no kawauso" (阿戸のカワウソ). It is said that they shapeshift into bōzu (a kind of monk) and appear before passers-by, and if the passer-by tries to get close and look up, its height steadily increases until it becomes a large bōzu.[31]In the Tsugaru region, Aomori Prefecture, they are said to possess humans. It is said that those possessed by otters lose their stamina as if their soul has been extracted.[32] They are also said to shapeshift into severed heads and get caught in fishing nets.[32]In the Kashima District and the Hakui District in Ishikawa Prefecture, they are seen as a yōkai under the name kabuso or kawaso. They perform pranks like extinguishing the fire of the paper lanterns of people who walk on roads at night, shapeshifting into a beautiful woman of 18 or 19 years of age and fooling people, or tricking people and making them try to engage in sumo against a rock or a tree stump.[28] It is said that they speak human words, and sometimes people are called and stopped while walking on roads.[33]In the Ishikawa and Kochi Prefectures, they are said to be a type of kappa, and there are stories told about how they engage in sumo with otters.[28] In places like the Hokuriku region, Kii, and Shikoku, the otters are seen as a type of kappa.[34] In the Kagakushū, a dictionary from the Muromachi period, an otter that grew old becomes a kappa.[35]In an Ainu folktale, in Urashibetsu (in Abashiri, Hokkaido), there are stories where monster otters shapeshift into humans, go into homes where there are beautiful girls, and try to kill the girl and make her its wife.[36]In China, like in Japan, there are stories where otters shapeshift into beautiful women in old books like In Search of the Supernatural and the Zhenyizhi (甄異志).[30]See alsoCaribou from Wagon Trails.jpg Animals portalReferences Koepfli KP, Deere KA, Slater GJ, et al. 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ISBN 978-4-04-130038-1. 知里真志保 (1981) [1937]. "えぞおばけ列伝". アイヌ民譚集. 岩波文庫. 岩波書店. pp. 198–200. ISBN 978-4-00-320811-3.External links Look up otter in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Wikispecies has information related to lutrinae. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lutrinae. Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica article "Otter".IUCN SSC Otter Specialist GroupARKive Photographs and videos of Eurasian otters. On the same site are photos and videos of the marine otter (Lontra felina), sea otter (Enhydra lutris), smooth-coated otter (Lutrogale perspicillata) and giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis).International Otter Survival FundvteExtant Carnivora speciesTaxon identifiers Wikidata: Q200184Wikispecies: LutrinaeADW: LutrinaeBioLib: 1682EoL: 46559128Fossilworks: 54982ITIS: 552326MSW: 14001076NCBI: 169417WoRMS: 255009Authority control Edit this at WikidataCategories: OttersCarnivorans of EuropeTool-using mammalsTaxa named by Charles Lucien BonaparteSemiaquatic animalsNavigation menuNot logged inTalkContributionsCreate accountLog inArticleTalkReadView sourceView historySearchSearch WikipediaMain pageContentsCurrent eventsRandom articleAbout WikipediaContact usDonateContributeHelpLearn to editCommunity portalRecent changesUpload fileToolsWhat links hereRelated changesSpecial pagesPermanent linkPage informationCite this pageWikidata itemPrint/exportDownload as PDFPrintable versionIn other projectsWikimedia (UTC). https://padlet.com/shanthi_premkum/c9tttbuuzbk3/wish/2048286464 by Wendy (4F) 37]]> 2022-02-15 10:40:49 UTC https://padlet.com/shanthi_premkum/c9tttbuuzbk3/wish/2048286464 ivanka lee (4F) 13 https://padlet.com/shanthi_premkum/c9tttbuuzbk3/wish/2048394144 otters are canivours that lives in water `~` :)]]> 2022-02-15 11:56:16 UTC https://padlet.com/shanthi_premkum/c9tttbuuzbk3/wish/2048394144 https://padlet.com/shanthi_premkum/c9tttbuuzbk3/wish/2048397992 SINGAPORE — Standing on a manhole ­cover in downtown Singapore, dodging double-decker buses and motorcycles, Marjorie Chong sniffs the air and listens for squeaks. "Do you hear that?" she asks.
Chong is searching for otters.
Pollution and deforestation drove away Singapore’s otter population in the 1970s. But as the country cleaned up its waters and reforested land in recent years, otters came back in full force, integrating into urban spaces and learning to navigate one of the world’s most cosmopolitan cities.
Today, to the annoyance of some and the joy of others, the island is home to more than 10 otter romps, or families.
Florida man wrangles alligator his ‘own way’ — with a trash bin
In the Marina Bay area, known for architecturally audacious ­hotels and for one-bedroom apartments that sell for $1.8 million, otters bop in the water and the crunch of fish bones echoes along the boardwalk. Using drainpipes as highways, the carnivorous mammals traverse the city, sometimes popping up in rush-hour traffic, or racing through university campuses.
Otters pushed out of the local rivers and bays by rival families dig homes between buildings. They visit hospital lobbies and condominium pools, hunting for koi fish and drinking from fountains. New families fight for access to food and shelter, in battles that are covered by the local papers and dissected online.

An otter family invaded an apartment complex in Singapore to cool off in the pool on April 6. (Newflare)
As the otter population has boomed, so has otter mania. Otter watchers like Chong spend days tracking the whereabouts of different families, documenting their rivalries, love stories and territorial clashes on social media.
“It’s like ‘Game of Thrones,’ ” said Chong, a retired editor who runs the Ottercity Facebook group. “You realize everyone is just trying to survive.”
On a recent day, Chong scoured canals behind skyscrapers for “Zouk Aunt,” an otter she had been following for years. Zouk Aunt first served as her family’s “nanny,” chaperoning her sister’s pups to swimming lessons and walks, only to be shunned by the group after the two females got into a fight. Now a mother herself, she has to fend for her pups in the financial district, while avoiding the neighborhood’s ruling family, the powerful Bishan otters.


A pack of otters, nicknamed the “Zouk family,” crosses a road in Singapore. (Xinhua News Agency/Getty Images)

For weeks, Chong and a team of volunteers, who call themselves otter watchers, helped Zouk Aunt and her mate cross a five-lane road into Marina Bay. The volunteers pushed pedestrian crosswalk buttons on traffic lights and waved down cars to prevent the otters from being run over during twice-daily hunting trips.
The otter watchers have quickly become experts, able to identify an animal by a missing toenail or clipped ear. They work with the country’s parks department and zoologists to help abandoned pups return to their families, or get injured animals medical attention.
But not all residents are smitten.
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Lynette Foo, 32, was home with her baby when she heard the squeaks. Over a dozen otters wandered past her house and feasted on the 40 koi fish she kept in her backyard pond, some of which her father-in-law had been raising for decades.
“They were eating like they were at a buffet,” she said, adding that the parent otters would blind the fish with their claws first and then let their pups catch them. “They are becoming a nuisance.”


Two otters scurry along Singapore’s Marina Bay boardwalk. The animals have adapted quickly to city living. (Marina Lopes)



Otter watcher Jeffery Teo snaps a photo. Some locals aren’t quite so fond of the creatures, which have been known to raid fish ponds and cause a nuisance. (Marina Lopes)

Frustration with the otters mounted during the pandemic, when lockdown restrictions kept people home and gave the animals free rein in the city.
Last year, after a string of otter attacks on koi ponds, one critic wrote a letter to the Straits Times newspaper to call for the animals to be shot with rubber bullets. The demand proved divisive, and even Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, who encountered a family of otters frolicking in the yard of the president’s official residence, took a stand. Singaporeans “must find ways to coexist and thrive with our local flora and fauna,” he wrote in a Facebook post.
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For otter experts, the critics are missing the point. Higher fencing and sturdier gates are a small price to pay to keep the otters out of areas where they are not welcome.
Singapore’s otters are the envy of researchers around the world, who sometimes work for years without seeing an otter in the wild. They are also testament to Singapore’s reforestation and ­anti-pollution efforts.


Singapore’s prime minister has called for residents to learn to coexist with the otters, which have returned to a much greener city than the one they were driven from decades ago. (Marina Lopes)



An otter eats a fish in a downtown waterway. (Marina Lopes)

When the otters resettled here in 2014, they returned to clean waterways with schools of fish untouched by predators for decades. The city has since implemented an ambitious plan to interweave green and urban ­areas, including creating wildlife corridors so that every resident will live within a 10-minute walk of a park by 2030.
“It doesn’t have to be a concrete jungle,” said Anbarasi Boopal, the co-CEO of Animal Concerns Research and Education Society, Singapore’s wildlife rescue center. “Singapore has a huge potential to be a new model for where greenery, animals and people can learn to live in close proximity.”
Otters are not the only animals that have returned. Wild boars and monkeys have also started appearing in urban spaces. In February, a wild boar jumped out of a bush and attacked a woman, dragging her for a meter before a food delivery driver scared it with a bicycle bell. In June, a family of monkeys was spotted scaling a condominium building.
As animals encroach on metropolitan spaces, and developers dig into forests, Boopal’s organization has created a wildlife management team to respond to altercations between animals and residents and teach people how to handle conflicts.
“There will be resistance. We are so used to having everything presented to us so nicely,” she said. “I tell people, we cannot train the animals. I cannot train the monkey. But I can train you.”
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]]> 2022-02-15 11:59:11 UTC https://padlet.com/shanthi_premkum/c9tttbuuzbk3/wish/2048397992 Xavier Ng (4F) 39 https://padlet.com/shanthi_premkum/c9tttbuuzbk3/wish/2050244794 While listed as critically endangered in Singapore , they are most regularly seen at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve and have been there since 1990s. Sightings have been reported increasingly often over the years in Pulau Ubin, Western Catchment Area and Changi as well. The otters in Singapore are the Bishan Otters. They are a family of smooth-coated otters that reside in Singapore. The otters have become a popular local and international attraction since they were first spotted in 2014. You can find otters at Coney Island, Sentosa, Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, Pulau Ubin and Singapore Botanic Gardens. Otters sleep in holes near riverbanks called holts, with multiple entrances to protect against flooding. River Otters eat a variety of aquatic wildlife, such as, fish, crayfish, crabs, frogs, birds and reptiles such as turtles. Otters are voracious predators. Otters are carnivorous. I read about otters in some magazines before and some books  sometimes I watch some otters cartoon on television.]]> 2022-02-16 06:57:45 UTC https://padlet.com/shanthi_premkum/c9tttbuuzbk3/wish/2050244794 Otters over Singapore by Tang Zixin33 https://padlet.com/shanthi_premkum/c9tttbuuzbk3/wish/2050411919 the most popular family of otters is the Zouk family.
They are firstly found at where the oldZouk was and was named after them.
Otter families are named after the place they were first found.Like the Bishan family and the Marina family.
They roll in the sand ,the ground or the grass align their fur to trap air better.
They can told their breath for 7 to 8 minutes.
Otters's diet mainly consists mainly on fish, although they also eats other animals like frogs and shellfishes.
The otters that was found the most is the smooth-coated otters.
The last official count was in 2017.There are eleven families and seventy over otters.]]> 2022-02-16 08:59:25 UTC https://padlet.com/shanthi_premkum/c9tttbuuzbk3/wish/2050411919 Hannah Soffiah https://padlet.com/shanthi_premkum/c9tttbuuzbk3/wish/2050428839 Webbed feet and powerful tails, which act like rudders, make otters strong swimmers. Their nostrils and ears close to keep water out, and waterproof fur keeps them warm. They must carefully groom their fur and furry undercoat to keep them clean and sealed off to water, because they’re not covered in a fatty layer like other seagoing creatures. Otters have the densest fur of any animal .
 There are 13 species in total, ranging from the small-clawed otter to the giant otter 🦦 . Though most live in freshwater rivers, lakes, and wetlands, the sea otter and the smaller marine otter are found in the Pacific Ocean.
 Otters also have particularly stinky poop, which even has its own name: spraints. It’s thought to get its special odor, which some scientists describe as smelling like violets, from the seafood diet otters eat. 
 All otters are expert hunters that eat fish, crustaceans, and other critters. Sea otters have an ingenious method to open shellfish. A sea otter will float on its back, place a rock on its chest, then smash the mollusk down on it until it breaks open.
 When it’s time to nap, sea otters entangle themselves in kelp so they don’t float away. They also sometimes intertwine their feet with another sea otter, so that they stay together.
 
River otters are especially playful, gamboling on land and splashing into rivers and streams. They learn to swim when they are about two months old, when their mother pushes them into the water.

I find that are otters are kind of cute. I wish I have a pet otter , but sometimes they might be dangerous too .
]]> 2022-02-16 09:11:09 UTC https://padlet.com/shanthi_premkum/c9tttbuuzbk3/wish/2050428839 Tanvi 4F (4) https://padlet.com/shanthi_premkum/c9tttbuuzbk3/wish/2050485978 There are some otters know as the Giant otters and they are sometimes the size of a door! Most of the time they have a yellow patch on their chest. They like to live near the water and like to roll on the sand.]]> 2022-02-16 09:44:31 UTC https://padlet.com/shanthi_premkum/c9tttbuuzbk3/wish/2050485978 vivien Leong 4F(14) https://padlet.com/shanthi_premkum/c9tttbuuzbk3/wish/2050527111 Otters usually sleep in holes called,holts with multiple entrances to protect against flooding.The otters appear to be part of the Pasir Ris family,they were seen engaged in their own aventures in the past.]]> 2022-02-16 10:12:12 UTC https://padlet.com/shanthi_premkum/c9tttbuuzbk3/wish/2050527111 https://padlet.com/shanthi_premkum/c9tttbuuzbk3/wish/2050535386 otters eat fish pond only they dont eat fish from the sea.]]> 2022-02-16 10:18:02 UTC https://padlet.com/shanthi_premkum/c9tttbuuzbk3/wish/2050535386 Nur Amelia (22) https://padlet.com/shanthi_premkum/c9tttbuuzbk3/wish/2050608818 otters are a sea creature that is special why is because they )know how to hunt food and insects]]> 2022-02-16 11:09:40 UTC https://padlet.com/shanthi_premkum/c9tttbuuzbk3/wish/2050608818 https://padlet.com/shanthi_premkum/c9tttbuuzbk3/wish/2050645930 otters deserve more respect





]]> 2022-02-16 11:35:23 UTC https://padlet.com/shanthi_premkum/c9tttbuuzbk3/wish/2050645930 Lim rui en (4F) 16 https://padlet.com/shanthi_premkum/c9tttbuuzbk3/wish/2050687687 They are trying to deforestation so it is not dirty and they swim in the clear water but not the dirty one.]]> 2022-02-16 12:05:57 UTC https://padlet.com/shanthi_premkum/c9tttbuuzbk3/wish/2050687687 charmaine cho 4F https://padlet.com/shanthi_premkum/c9tttbuuzbk3/wish/2050723376 otters have been around for around 5 million years otters has 13 species some are semi-aquatic that means that they spend half of their time in the water some are aquatic they spent all of their time in water or some are merine they depend on the water to survive this 13 species can be found all over the world and they eat crabs,fish,hermet crabs and lobsters but otters can't be found on austraila or anartica I don't know why?]]> 2022-02-16 12:31:38 UTC https://padlet.com/shanthi_premkum/c9tttbuuzbk3/wish/2050723376 Dean 3 https://padlet.com/shanthi_premkum/c9tttbuuzbk3/wish/2050733428 Otters are carnivorous mammals in the subfamily Lutrinae. Otters are smart and playful, and their webbed feet and strong tails make them powerful swimmers. ]]> 2022-02-16 12:38:23 UTC https://padlet.com/shanthi_premkum/c9tttbuuzbk3/wish/2050733428 https://padlet.com/shanthi_premkum/c9tttbuuzbk3/wish/2050741448 ottersare part of the mustilidae family which is a family of carnivorous mammals that include skunks,weasels,wolverine and badgers.

]]> 2022-02-16 12:43:28 UTC https://padlet.com/shanthi_premkum/c9tttbuuzbk3/wish/2050741448 Leah leahrika https://padlet.com/shanthi_premkum/c9tttbuuzbk3/wish/2050769518 1. There are 13 different types of Otters in the world.

2. 90% of all sea otters live on the coast of Alaska.

3. Sea otters eat 25% of their body weight in food every day.

4. They use rocks to crack open hard shells to eat their prey.

5. Sea otters can hold their breath for 5 minutes while river otters hold their breath for 8 minutes.]]> 2022-02-16 13:00:10 UTC https://padlet.com/shanthi_premkum/c9tttbuuzbk3/wish/2050769518 Artha4F (17) https://padlet.com/shanthi_premkum/c9tttbuuzbk3/wish/2050786195 The attack on otters has begun and it is taking over Singapore from the North, North-east, North-west, East, South east, South west and west. We must stop the infestation of otter and not harm them in a way.;)]]> 2022-02-16 13:09:39 UTC https://padlet.com/shanthi_premkum/c9tttbuuzbk3/wish/2050786195 Qian yi's article: https://padlet.com/shanthi_premkum/c9tttbuuzbk3/wish/2052645725 Otters are a member of the weasel family is found on every continent except Australia and Antarctica.]]> 2022-02-17 07:53:17 UTC https://padlet.com/shanthi_premkum/c9tttbuuzbk3/wish/2052645725 Seraphina https://padlet.com/shanthi_premkum/c9tttbuuzbk3/wish/2052966697 Otters are carnivorous mammals in the subfamily Lutrinae. The 13 extant otter species are all semiaquatic, aquatic or marine, with diets based on fish and invertebrates. Lutrinae is a branch of the Mustelidae family, which also includes weasels, badgers, mink, and wolverines, among other animals. The charismatic otter, a member of the weasel family, is found on every continent except Australia and Antarctica. Most are small, with short ears. Webbed feet and powerful tails, which act like rudders, make otters strong swimmers. Their nostrils and ears close to keep water out, and waterproof fur keeps them warm.Otters have the densest fur of any animal.]]> 2022-02-17 11:11:45 UTC https://padlet.com/shanthi_premkum/c9tttbuuzbk3/wish/2052966697 Reina lim https://padlet.com/shanthi_premkum/c9tttbuuzbk3/wish/2052997119
Otters are carnivorous mammals in the subfamily Lutrinae. The 13 extant otter species are all semiaquatic, aquatic or
marine, with diets based on fish and invertebrates. Lutrinae is a branch of the Mustelidae family, which also includes
weasels, badgers, mink, and wolverines, among other animals. Otters are active hunters, chasing prey in the water or
searching the beds of rivers, lakes or the seas. Most species live beside water, but river otters usually enter it only to
hunt or travel, otherwise spending much of their time on land to prevent their fur becoming waterlogged.
They
Aren't All Sea Otters. River otters are frequently mistaken for sea otters.
* Some Hold Hands While Sleeping. ...
* They Are in Trouble. ...
* They Have Many Names....
* Giant River Otters Live Up to Their Name...
* Hairy-Nosed Otters Are a Lazarus Species. ...
* Some Species Lack Claws..







]]> 2022-02-17 11:33:34 UTC https://padlet.com/shanthi_premkum/c9tttbuuzbk3/wish/2052997119 The charismatic otter, a member of the weasel family, is found on every continent except Australia and Antarctica. Most are small, with short ears and noses, elongated bodies, long tails, and soft, dense fur. There are 13 species in total, ranging from the small-clawed otter to the giant otter. Haris 4F(18) https://padlet.com/shanthi_premkum/c9tttbuuzbk3/wish/2053024012 2022-02-17 11:55:04 UTC https://padlet.com/shanthi_premkum/c9tttbuuzbk3/wish/2053024012 Siddharth (1) https://padlet.com/shanthi_premkum/c9tttbuuzbk3/wish/2053108320 They're hungry animals! sea otters eat 25% of their body weight in food every day.90% of otters live on the coast of Alaska]]> 2022-02-17 12:55:08 UTC https://padlet.com/shanthi_premkum/c9tttbuuzbk3/wish/2053108320 Wein Yew (38) 4F https://padlet.com/shanthi_premkum/c9tttbuuzbk3/wish/2053334228 Webbed feet and powerful tails, which act like rudders, make otters strong swimmers. Their nostrils and ears close to keep water out, and waterproof fur keeps them warm. Others have the densest fur of any animal-as many as a million hairs per square inch in places.]]> 2022-02-17 14:39:17 UTC https://padlet.com/shanthi_premkum/c9tttbuuzbk3/wish/2053334228 Qaisah 4F (23) https://padlet.com/shanthi_premkum/c9tttbuuzbk3/wish/2055137703 Otters are carnivorous mammals with diet based on fish. Webbed feet and powerful tails, make Otters strong swimmers. Their nostrils and ear close to keep water out, and waterproof fur keeps them warm. I read about Otters from google Neo National Geographic.]]> 2022-02-18 12:18:18 UTC https://padlet.com/shanthi_premkum/c9tttbuuzbk3/wish/2055137703 Syakir (4F) 19 susulala85 https://padlet.com/shanthi_premkum/c9tttbuuzbk3/wish/2057072642 Otters, member of the weasel family, is found on every continent except Australia and Antarctica. Most species of otters feed on fish and crustacean , with river otters feeding on prey like freshwater fish, mussels, crabs, crayfish and frogs, and saltwater otters eating marine prey such as shellfish, sea urchins and shrimp.]]> 2022-02-20 07:28:34 UTC https://padlet.com/shanthi_premkum/c9tttbuuzbk3/wish/2057072642 JARRETT https://padlet.com/shanthi_premkum/c9tttbuuzbk3/wish/2061749494 I know that otters can swim well 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tX0XIY5MJs]]> 2022-02-23 02:34:03 UTC https://padlet.com/shanthi_premkum/c9tttbuuzbk3/wish/2061749494