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Florida River Otters - Born At The Aquarium in 2001 |
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Don't Shoot -
I didn't do it! |
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North American River Otters
(Lontra Canadensis) |
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Say Hi Penny |
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I was born to be a star! |
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The River Otters Den |
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A Standing
Ovation |
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The River
Otter Exhibit |
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Female River Otter napping
in her den |
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A Nosey
Critter |
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Peeking In
Their Den |
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Aquarium |
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Playing In
The Water - Silly Otters - Tricks Are For Kids! |
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McGuinness |
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Mom, She's
Touching Me Again! |
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An Afernoon
Nap |
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Aquarium |
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Helping
River Otters |
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Aquarium |
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Watching
The Visitors |
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Aquarium |
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Silly
Otter! |
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Visitor |
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Watching
The Visitors |
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World Famous Penny |
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Penny Picks
Her Team For Tampa's Fox 13 |
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Aquarium
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On Tampa Bay's
Channel 13 Penny Picks The Winners!
Her record for 2005, which covers the regular season and the playoffs is an
impressive 23-12. |
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Penny Picks
Perfectly! 66% Rate |
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Penny Picks
Perfectly! 75% Rate |
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Aquarium
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Penny was found Friday, May 7,2004 by a Good Samaritan in the community. Her
mother and sibling had been hit and killed by a car. She was sent to two
different rehab facilities, but neither were equipped to handle Penny's
situation so she came to The Florida Aquarium's otter rehab program. Penny's
rehabilitation went well. She was underweight, had parasites and other
ailments common to orphaned otters. She was not a candidate for release back
into the wild due to her age at the time, and remains here at the Aquarium
to entertain guests for years to come. |
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New Arrival! |
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Our New
Baby Otter: Ivan! So Cute! |
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The Aquarium's Has
A New Resident:
Ivan, The Terribly Cute!
Ivan the North American river otter is a
three-month-old rescue. He was found by
a family in St. Petersburg
after being attacked by a hawk.
The family believes his mom died as result of an alligator.
He is currently seven pounds and will eventually entertain and
educate Aquarium guests on exhibit. Due to his age at the
time of his rescue, he is not a candidate for release back
into the wild.
North American river otter pups stay with their mother
until they reach an adult age. Ivan has not
had enough time in the wild to survive on his own.
Keep your eyes peeled on the otter exhibit for his debut. |
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Baby River Otters |
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One of the new born otters in 2001 |
© Photo By: Paula Blum
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One of the new born otters in 2001 |
© Photo By: Paula Blum |
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Otter pups |
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The
Aquarium's Otters were
born on January 1, 2001 |
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So Cute! |
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So Cute! |
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So Cute! |
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So Cute! |
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Otters Growing Up |
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Cute Kids |
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Pool Play |
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Otter Condo |
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Training Our Otters |
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Did you say food? |
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Otter School |
© Photo By: Paula Blum |
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Otter Condo |
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Thanks To Our
Contributors On This Page:
Tim McGuinness •
Florida Aquarium •
Paula Blum |
Wetlands
