New record: 2nd otter species in PH spotted in Tawi-Tawi

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FIRST ON RAPPLER. Turtle Islands in Tawi-Tawi got some unexpected visitors in the month of May: 6 otters of a species never before seen in the Philippines.

CUTE VISITORS. Asian small-clawed otters are spotted in Taganak Island, Turtle Islands in Tawi-Tawi. Photo from Turtle Islands Municipal Police Station

The otters were initially thought to be Asian small-clawed otters , a species which can be found in Palawan. "When she sent the video and I saw the otter, I got even more excited because it's really different, meaning it'Castro, the country's first International Union for Conservation of Nature otter specialist, said the otters are more likely smooth-coated otters .If this is true, this is the first ever recording of smooth-coated otters in the Philippines.

It remains to be seen if the otters will make a home out of Turtle Islands. But so far, despite the presence of people in Taganak Island, they seem to be"making themselves comfortable," said Yu.

 

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Parang ansarap nila huhuhu

DAEHWI!!!!!!!!!!!

Wow!!!😍

Must have swam in from Malaysia since there’s no sea traffic

Papatayin lang din ng mga chekwa yan ehh

DENROfficial can declare that area as marine protected area now!

Yaay otters 🦦 ❤️

Nilalapitan nako ni Ben liansabella !!!

Cute 😀

phoebecomboy

AltABSCBN Cute naman, pero invasive sila kung 'never before seen in PH.' But otters are good sign of a healthy ecosystem. So...

So this is biological colonization and not a human-caused introduction. That's two otter species for the Philippines then.

dridri_07 Look boo!! 🤗

AltABSCBN The only known otter species in the country is small-clawed otter found in Palawan. This discovery is great!

Please protect them 💗💗💗💗

Wag nyo puntahan at guluhin please. Hayaan nyo lang sila

Cute! Please don't try to catch them and make them pets or something. Keep them protected!

the yellow woketards otters of rappler.

thepeachykitty

Wow.. so amazing.

Please keep them safe and protected.

janealegado_ 😍

They're so cute T^T

!!!!!!!!

Mamey doiscastro! Tawi-Tawi! 😊❤️

Wow sana next time Seals naman sa manila bay hahaha

Kumakain sila ng Sea Urchin, maganda silang balance dahil ang kinakain naman ng mga sea urchin ay ang mga kelp. Sa isang biodiversity maganda ang kelp sa Sea Creature dahil tahanan din nila ito na katumbas ng forest sa land. Kaya wag kayo aning 😅

2nd otter species in PH spotted in TawiTawi Lyca Sandrea Castro, Philippines’ first Int’l. Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) otter specialist, said the otters are more likely smooth-coated otters (𝑳𝒖𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒈𝒂𝒍𝒆 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒂). 📷 Turtle Islands MPS

Please protect them

Ohh.. those cute lil otters!!!

Let's hope they are not chinese 😆

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