Comments on: Otter Pup Arrives

By: max

max — Thu, 22 May 2008 16:45:25 +0000

it is so cute

By: Aly

Aly — Fri, 16 May 2008 23:30:57 +0000

CONGARTS!!!
Thank you for keeping is updated Hali !
I was thinking about some names! what about Ollie for a boy or oliviea for a girl!?
And was also wondering when this cub grows up will you breed it with an ther otter?
Pleas keep us updated!

By: Jim

Jim — Sun, 11 May 2008 00:26:00 +0000

It’s a priceless experience to see the otters swim gracefully through the water. They are my favorite animal and I would pay a hundred bucks just to interact with them. My suggestions are that the pools especially for the north american river otter are too small. They just swim in circles all DAY! The part I hate about it most is that all the zookeepers say is ” They were born here, there used to it” . That’s NOT true. Otters are a supposed to have a big space to swim and run. Why is that the elephants get 6.5 acres for themselves but all the animals don’t. My point is the otters and other animals at the zoo should get more space. My last example is that the eagles are a sussposed to fly to incredible hights. ( Look in to the sky and you will problly see birds gliding through the sky, All the eagles do is sit with there back turned and watch the other birds fly miles above the ground.

By: Mitchell & Perry

Mitchell & Perry — Sun, 04 May 2008 17:47:56 +0000

The otters are our favorites! We love to watch them swim and play. They are so funny. We can’t wait to see the baby. Congratulations!

By: Sharon C.

Sharon C. — Fri, 02 May 2008 17:20:28 +0000

Yay! That’s fantastic, y’all. Good luck.

By: Susan Ritter

Susan Ritter — Fri, 02 May 2008 15:31:15 +0000

How adorable! Congratulations to Sweet Otter, Herman, and everyone at The San Diego Zoo!!!

By: Sammi in UK

Sammi in UK — Fri, 02 May 2008 08:44:01 +0000

How exciting!. I have only just found this blog curtesy of the newsletter. I only usually post on the panda blogs, but now another animal that i find very entertaining and cute is in the SDZ for me to watch.

I have seen otters in The Sealife Center in Birmingham UK and found them to be so entertaining and beautiful.

I will now follow the progress of Sweet Otter her baby and proud daddy Herman.

By: Chari Mercier

Chari Mercier — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 19:23:21 +0000

Hi, you all! CONGRATS!!!! Read your blog, and I know that you all were as happy as clams out there! The picture you have of Sweet Otter and her cub with the blog is so precious! The cub weighing 3 pounds is a great weight for him/her. What the vet should have done when the cub got weighed was do a quick check to see if the cub was a boy or a girl. Hope you can make that determination ASAP! Don’t like calling animals IT at all; it sounds so impersonal! Keep us updated about the cub’s progress, the gender, and a new name for the cub, ok? As usual, SDZ is still in baby boom mode with baby elephants, baby meerkats, a baby panda, and other babies being born at SDZ and WAP in the last year or so! Keep up the great work, you all!
Chari Mercier
St. Pete, FL

By: barbara

barbara — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:54:47 +0000

Hali, congratulations to all, especially to sweet otter. I always get a laugh watching their antics and i’m sure with a little time and patience mom will begin to allow you access to the baby.

By: Margaret

Margaret — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:02:56 +0000

Hali, how exciting this must be for all of you! How long will Herman have to be a resident at the hospital complex? He must be confused as to why he is away from his home. Do males and females care for their young, or just the females. It is interesting to see the differences in mammals.

We look forward to more very detailed and engaging reports on Sweet Otter and her little pup.