Two otter pups in heated debate. Scotland: THESE ADORABLE images show two otter pups playing together, seemingly arguing with one another, whilst thei
Looks like they've signed a sleep treaty. Scotland: THESE ADORABLE images show two otter pups playing together, seemingly arguing with one another, whilst their mother ignores her wrestling children. One photo taken just 30 feet away shows the two baby otters wrestling and play fighting with each other, mouths open and shouting at one another as they pictures were taken by field service engineer and photographer Bobby Allcock (42) on the banks of a Sea Loch near the Isle of Mull in Scotland using a Canon 7Dmk2 camera. These freshwater Eurasian otters are often mistaken for sea otters as they fish and feed along the shores of sea lochs. They mostly eat fish, however, in colder weather, they also feast on amphibians, crustaceans, insects and birds. They grow to be around 37 inches long, with the addition of a 17 inch tail and weigh around 30 love the amazing close-up experience with a content wild animal watching and capturing it in its natural environment,? said Bobby. ?I have had many fantastic encounters with wildlife but to be within ten meters of a wild otter family was the most amazing encounter I have ever had and blew me away as to how beautiful they are. ?I was over the moon to have got such close-up pin-sharp images in good light. ?After the shots were taken and I enjoyed watching them for a few more minutes all three went to sleep so I backed away and left them to their Bobby explained how she was able to take these intimate shots. ?Myself and my Father had been watching and trying to photograph the Mother Otter for an hour or so but although she was catching fish she was eating them on the water, they tend too come ashore if they catch a large fish that is too big to eat on the water,? said Bobby. ?We had given up hope in seeing her come ashore so we left her alone and moved further up the Loch, When we were returning back along the Loch we noticed she was still fishing and now had pups with her. ?So, we moved into a position
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