Giant River Otters at Zoo Miami

The first time I went to Zoo Miami (then called Miami Metro Zoo), I was unimpressed. But to their credit, the zoo was damaged pretty badly by Hurricane Andrew and took several years to recover - as did everything else down here. These days, it is a much improved place where you can get extremely close to the giraffes, stroll inside a large aviary, and see a spider that eats birds. The most recent addition is dedicated to critters from the Amazon and I think almost everyone's favorite is the Giant River Otters. Not only are they cute, but they seem to enjoy showing off and race back and forth to make eye contact with the people. They seemed as gregarious as a dog - with the energy level specifically of a Jack Russell Terrier.  We went to the zoo with some friends on Monday  - here are some of my pictures:

These are the babies.