In February, two North American river otters (Lontra canadensis) escaped from a zoo in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The two semi-aquatic meat slinkies, a pair named Louie and Ophelia, got away through a gap in their enclosure’s fencing. Now we see the female has been recaptured – but the otter critter is still on the loose.
Ophelia the escaped zoo otter is back home but Louie remains elusive — perhaps in search of a mate.
The two North American river otters escaped two weeks ago from the NEW Zoo & Adventure Park in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Ophelia was captured Friday night, the zoo said in a Facebook post.
Otters are quick, intelligent, inquisitive animals. Back in my childhood home in Allamakee County, Iowa, we used to see them pretty regularly. In summer they would sometimes have juveniles in tow, and my folks didn’t begrudge them the occasional trout, as they…
