otterfamily | Three Otters Together!

I saw three otters exit the Girls Den together this evening! It was about 20 minutes after sunset, though, so I couldn't get positive IDs, but I'm certain two of them were Mother and the pup, and parsimony makes it likely that Slick was #3. The pup is also huge for his age, which means he's probably a male. *sighs* Too dark to tell for sure, though. The group was very cohesive, and Mother was as vigilant as ever. And the pup was obviously happy to have a playmate tag along! There's a remote possibility the third otter was Nova, but it's a very remote one. I think Nova would have joined the family dyad two months ago if she and Mother were really mother and daughter.

I hope this group sticks together! Better for all their safety if they do, and most especially for the pup.