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Enchanted staff at Bournemouth Oceanarium in the UK named these cute creatures Jess, Mo, Sophie after three of Britain's Olympic gold medal winners; heptathlete Jess Ennis, distance runner Mo Farah, and rower Sophie Hosking. The oriental or Asian small-clawed otter is the smallest otter species in the world, and is distinctive for its forepaws, which give the creatures a high degree of manual dexterity allowing them to feed on molluscs and crabs. Otters are members of the carnivorous mustelidae family which includes weasels, stoats, minks, martens, wolverines, badgers and polecats (not skunks). They are found on all continents except Australia and Antarctica. They have webbed feet and are aquatic, living in coastal areas, rivers, streams and lakes.
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