Lost otter followed teenage harmonica player

An otter which latched on to two teenagers who were sledging then followed them home is being cared for at a Skye animal sanctuary. The cub was spotted in snow under a bush at Windygates, Fife, in February.

The cub was initially cared for at the SSPCA Wildlife Rescue Centre at Middlebank, then transferred to Skye.

He is now being cared for at the International Otter Survival Fund's (IOSF), where he is one of 12 being looked after until they are old enough to be released into the wild.



IOSF's Grace Yoxon said the otter's story was one of the more unusual the charity had encountered. She said: "From what I heard, he was in the snow under a bush and the teenagers heard him crying.

"The teenagers did the sensible thing by leaving him where he was and seeking help rather than pick the otter up straight away.

But it followed them home. One of the two had a harmonica, but I can't say whether it was attracted to its sound."