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Crabs, shellfish, snails, insect, small fish and small mammals
Asia from India and Nepal to the Philippines, Indonesia, China, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand.
Freshwater rivers and swamps
Asian short clawed otters are the world’s smallest otter species.
They are highly social animals and can live in groups of up to twelve, these groups are called romps
Watch our animal encounters video to find out more about otters.