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otterfamilySaturday evening I saw two fresh scats on the dock that were deposited by two different otters at roughly the same time. That suggests Slick has returned. The male I saw had wear consistent with a 5-year-old individual. Putative Slick also did something I've never seen a male do – he used what I call "The Girls' Entrance" to halfway crag – which was also the last place I ever saw Slick's mom, Scoots. If both males had been out I would've known for sure that The Kid was back, but I don't imagine it will be too long before I have a 100% assured ID.
I haven't seen the new mother since 5/30, but that's not unusual. It's common for moms to move their pups around from den to den before they finally settle in somewhere. I'm hopeful that there is actually more than one pup in this litter. When I saw her, the new mom's lower abdomen was already visibly paunchy, so she may actually have 3 or 4 pups on the teat at present...
I haven't seen the new mother since 5/30, but that's not unusual. It's common for moms to move their pups around from den to den before they finally settle in somewhere. I'm hopeful that there is actually more than one pup in this litter. When I saw her, the new mom's lower abdomen was already visibly paunchy, so she may actually have 3 or 4 pups on the teat at present...
