Footage of rare giant otter pups at Chester zoo

The 15-weeks-old triplets get their first swimming lesson by mum Bonita and dad Manu. The two boys are Uca and Yali, named after a region of the Amazon rainforest and the second largest region in Peru. The female pup has been named Yara, which means ‘river spirit’ in Brazilian folklore. Endangered giant otters face an uncertain future as conservationists estimate that only a few thousand remain across South America. The pups have been born as part of the international conservation breeding programme in European zoos that’s working to safeguard them from extinction.