There are several cameras watching for otters at the moment because there has been a lot of activity. The first video shows how the picture quality improves as more cameras are activated and add their light to the image.
Otters have the amazing ability to live in two worlds, the underwater world for hunting and travelling and the terrestrial world for everything else. Their senses are finely tuned to both worlds - vibrations and smell being especially important underwater and smell and hearing in particular on land. A couple of recent videos show how they smell their way around in the dark. First the family travelling up the bank in the small hours.
And two nights later the dog doing the same. He probably rarely encounters the female and cubs but they all keep in touch via scent.
Finally an amazing video from yesterday. The dog otter came out for an afternoon nap right in front of the camera. The whole episode lasted for over three minutes but I have edited it down to less than half. He looks a bit weary but was always alert.
Surprisingly, and disappointingly, another camera aimed at exactly this spot failed to react at all. At least it is justification for having more than one to keep an eye on things.
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