'SG50 triplets': Baby otters spotted at Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park

Channel NewsAsia 20 Apr 15;

SINGAPORE: Possibly the cutest SG50 additions: Three otter babies spotted at Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park.

“The otter couple at Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park is now a family of five!” the National Parks Board (NParks) announced in a Facebook post on Sunday (Apr 19). “The female otter recently retreated from frolicking in the river to give birth to SG50 triplets.”

YouTube channel Otters Watch @ riverParkBishan said the female otter gave birth about two months ago, and the young animals can now walk and swim.

Photos and videos showed the young animals following their parents along the canal at the park.

NParks advised members of the public to observe the otters quietly from a distance and avoid flash photography to avoid frightening them. NParks also urged people not to feed the otters.

Otters are native to Singapore and more sightings have been reported in recent years, at areas including Lorong Halus Wetlands and Serangoon Reservoir in Punggol.

- CNA/xq

Antics of female otter and her babies caught on video at Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park
AsiaOne 20 Apr 15;

The pair of otters that have made the Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park their home has new additions to their family. Three baby otters were spotted in public with their mum.

The National Parks Board (NParks) posted photos and links to videos on their Facebook page of three baby otters and their mother on April 19.

In less than a day, the post had been shared almost 900 times and liked by at least 2,500 people.

Those who had commented on NParks' Facebook post had only nice things to say about the otter family.

Many found the sighting to be "adorable" and "cute" and some commended NParks for allowing the otters to make Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park their home.

NParks also had words of advice for the public.

They said: "If you ever encounter the otters, observe them from a distance, stay quiet and avoid flash photography as we don't want to frighten them."

The public is also reminded not to feed the otters as they have "plenty of fish from the river to feast on", NParks said.

Videos of the otters in action can be watched on the Otters Watch @riverParkBshan YouTube channel.

In the latest video that was uploaded on April 17, Otters Watch managed to capture the whole family of otters in action.

Otters Watch said the triplets were born about two months ago.