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Nothing's cuter than Mr. Chow the otter, post-bath, wrapped in a towel burrito

Jennifer Sandlin
Sep 02, 2025
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Image: An otter; Photo: Helen J Davies / shutterstock.com

I think my new favorite animal is the Asian small-clawed otter, a creature that happens to be the smallest of all of the over a dozen otter species. And, more specifically, I am totally in love with one particular Asian small-clawed otter named "Mr. Chow," who lives at the Phoenix Herpetological S…

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