Three rare giant otter pups have been cooling off in the heatwave currently being experienced in England by having their first “swimming lesson”.
The cute triplets were born just 15 weeks ago to first-time parents Bonita and Manu at Chester Zoo in Cheshire in the north-west of the country.
They were tucked away in their den for the first few weeks of their lives but have now been introduced to life in the water.
Frazer Walsh, keeper on the zoo’s carnivore team, said even otters have to learn the basics when they are young.
Led by their mum, they were picked up by the scruff of their necks and popped straight in at the “deep end”.
