We have also been seeing our native otters a lot recently, one in particular is quite curious about the boat and doesn’t bother at all when we are watching him, we think he is one of last years kits who is now on his own and looking to set up his own territory. Did you know that otters can have their kits at any time of the year but after they are born they stay in their holt for two months before emerging, the male otter offers no assistance in bringing up the young, the female does all the work teaching them to swim and catch fish. The young and their mother have a very close bond and we often see them all playing together as she teaches them the basics of otter survival. After about 12 or so months the young will leave and find their own way around our coast, unfortunately otters only have a very short life span of around 4-5 years.