Animal Fact Guide's Wildlife Blog » threatened species http://www.animalfactguide.com/blog Amazing Animal Photos, Videos, and News Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:48:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc Baby Otters at SeaWorld Orlando http://www.animalfactguide.com/blog/2009/04/01/baby-otters-at-seaworld-orlando/ http://www.animalfactguide.com/blog/2009/04/01/baby-otters-at-seaworld-orlando/#comments Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:48:17 +0000 Animal Fact Guide http://www.animalfactguide.com/blog/?p=430

Four Asian small-clawed otters were born at SeaWorld Orlando three weeks ago. Bred as part of the Association of Zoos and Aquarium’s Species Survival Plan, Asian small-clawed otters are threatened in the wild by habitat destruction, hunting, and pollution. In the wild, they live in the rivers, creeks, estuaries and coastal waters of Southeast Asia, from northern India to southeastern China, the Malay Peninsula and parts of Indonesia.


Photos: Jason Collier/SeaWorld Orlando

For more info: SeaWorld.org

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For more info: Baltimore Sun

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