On Saturday the 4th, around seven in the morning, friends Carol O’Rourke and Anna Kaftandzhiev went to Monifieth beach, in Angus, Scotland.
The friends wanted to make the most of their rest day and what better way to do that than a refreshing dip in the sea, right?!
But they didn’t imagine that, in addition to the beauty of the beach, they would come across the rare appearance of an animal.
Believe it or not, Carol and Anna spotted an otter!?
Carol and Anna came across an otter on the beach. (Photo: Carol O’Rourke)
Without delay, Carol took out her cell phone to film it and captured the moment the otter was having fun diving into the water.
“I was very surprised to see this little visitor on Monifieth beach yesterday morning while we went swimming!” Carol wrote in a https://twitter.com/MrsORourke_/status/1787100070111764751.
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In an interview with The Courier, Carol said that they saw the mammal from afar, walking along the seashore, despite the gray sky and high tide.
“What was really interesting was there was a flock of birds circling around it, and that’s what alerted me to it. Something was there,” Carol said.
The Scottish woman commented that she didn’t know if the birds were driving him away or afraid of being hunted by him. When in doubt, not even they dared to approach the otter.
The friends filmed the otter having fun in the sea. (Photo: Carol O’Rourke)
“He just walked around. He didn’t get very close to us – we didn’t get very close to him,” she said. “And then he went into the water.”
Due to the appearance of the otter, the friends decided not to enter the sea again, allowing the wild animal to dive in peace. So, the duo looked for another beach.
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“A lot of people my age, and probably older, said they had never seen one,” Carol said of the comments she received on the video she shared in an animal group on Facebook.
Other netizens wrote:
“Beautiful otter, so beautiful to see.”
“He’s adorable, otters are great.”
“One of the reasons we always pick up a few pieces of plastic on our beach walks. Trying to clean the beach and the water.”
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Curiosities about otters
According to the news portal Medium, otters are animals that vary in size and habitat around the world. Here are some points about these intriguing mammals:
- Diversity: There are 13 species of otter, from the giant South American otter, which can reach up to 1.7 m in length, to the small clawed Asian otter. The sea otter is the heaviest, weighing up to 45 kg.
- Large family: Otters are part of the weasel family, which includes animals such as minks and ferrets. However, they are unique in the family because they are aquatic.
- Global distribution: Otters are found on almost every continent except Australia and Antarctica. They inhabit oceans, lakes, rivers and wetlands.
- Carnivore Diet: Equipped with adapted teeth, otters feed mainly on fish, shellfish and crabs, but can also consume small land animals.
- High metabolism: To stay warm, especially in cold waters, otters need a large amount of food. For example, the sea otter eats about 20% of its body weight daily.
- Tool usage: Sea otters use rocks to crack open shellfish on the ocean floor.
- Social behavior: Otters are known for being extremely social and playful, which strengthens family bonds and helps teach vital survival skills.
- Dense coat: The sea otter, for example, has the densest fur in the world, with around 150,000 hairs per square centimeter, which helps it maintain heat.
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