Hi guys and gals,

in continuation of my "sleeping animals" series here are two more cuties
doing what they do best :-) These, by the way, are Oriental small-clawed
otters - before I looked them up in the ISIS database, I didn't even
know that this species of animals existed :-)

Greetings from Germany -

Ralf

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The Asian small-clawed otter (Aonyx cinereus), also known as the oriental small-clawed otter and the small-clawed otter, is an otter species native to South and Southeast Asia. It has short claws that do not extend beyond the pads of its webbed digits. The Asian small-clawed otter lives in riverine habitats, freshwater wetlands and mangrove swamps. It feeds on molluscs, crabs and other small aquatic animals. Order: Carnivora > Family: Mustelidae > Subfamily: Lutrinae > Genus: Aonyx > Species: Aonyx cinereus > Synonyms: Amblonyx cinereus; Aonyx cinerea