Baby otter rescued from Phoenix canal, nursed back to health

[Judi Lynn]

Updated 8:34 pm, Thursday, May 4, 2017








MESA, Ariz. (AP) — A baby otter was nursed back to health after being rescued by utility workers who found it struggling to get out of a canal on the outskirts of Phoenix, officials said.

The 4-week-old otter was dehydrated, hungry and infested with fleas when it was discovered.

"He was calling for his momma, we assumed," Salt River Project worker Craig Boggs told KPNX-TV (https://goo.gl/katCun ).
 
"It would go back under water and fight and come back up," he said. "He was about to give up. He was pretty exhausted."

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[Rhiannon12866]

1. K&R! Poor little guy! So glad to know he was rescued!

Otters have to be among the most adorable animals - and this baby is too cute for words...

[shenmue]

2. Squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[SunSeeker]

3. Glad he's now healthy, but he must be so lonely.

They are very social animals.

[BigmanPigman]

4. I hope they give him some yummies

like sea urchins. They love those. The sooner he gets to frolic and play with his buddies in the wild, the happier he'll be. I always wanted to be reincarnated as a sea otter until global warming...now that is a harmful reality for the poor babes.

[jmowreader]

6. How do river otters know about sea urchins?

This little guy would probably love a nice mess 'a' perch or sunfish.

[BigmanPigman]

7. OPPS! Good point. Maybe I was thinking of Japanese otters (I'm kidding).

[AllaN01Bear]

5. bravo. people do care