Meet Ginger: Dubai’s newborn otter

Visitors to Dubai Mall have the opportunity to watch staff feed and nurse the otter, whose first tooth has already appeared, until April 10 from 2.30pm.

Month-old Ginger the otter is a little star in Dubai. Satish Kumar / The National
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DUBAI // An otter-ly adorable newborn is the latest attraction at Dubai Aquarium and Underwater Zoo in Dubai Mall.

Weighing in at 500 grams, one-month-old otter pup Ginger is being taken care of by mum Pepper and dad Tiny, and is expected to make her first dive into water on Tuesday.

Visitors to the mall have the opportunity to watch staff feed and nurse the otter, whose first tooth has already appeared, until April 10 from 2.30pm.

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