After a satisfying meal, is time to go on shore to mark their territory and doing sand bath.
The mamma otter take the lead by swimming towards the shore.
The babies follow behind.
The otter mark their territory once they are on shore.
Apparently this sand bath behavior is quite common among mammals and also birds.
Some use sand, some using mud such as elephant & buffalo.
It is believed that animals do that for several reasons.
Either to prevent from insect bites and also helps to remove parasites from their skin.
Now that I seen them do the sand bath and marking of territory, it will be easier for me to look for them again. 😃
Where else can we observe wild otters doing their things right in the middle of highly urbanised city?
No wonder some news channel called it a very special and uniquely Singapore experience...
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