{"id":23121,"date":"2025-07-26T08:05:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-26T08:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/23121\/"},"modified":"2025-07-26T08:05:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-26T08:05:11","slug":"camera-captures-adorable-animal-for-the-first-time-in-over-a-decade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/23121\/","title":{"rendered":"Camera Captures Adorable Animal For The First Time In Over A Decade"},"content":{"rendered":"

Deep in the Tangkulap Forest Reserve in Malaysia, conservation organization Panthera<\/a> has an array of cameras set up, hoping to catch glimpses of different animals. While reviewing photos from cameras meant to document the elusive and endangered Flat-headed cat, researchers did a double take. A camera had captured someone unexpected \u2014 someone who hadn\u2019t been seen in Malaysia in 11 years.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Eurasian otter has long been a mysterious species in Malaysia, with a scarcity of evidence confirming its presence in the country,\u201d Tee Thye Lim, Project Coordinator for Panthera Malaysia, told The Dodo.<\/p>\n

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Researchers feared the Eurasian otter population in Malaysia had completely disappeared. No one had seen the species in over a decade \u2014 until one happened to wander by a camera.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis photographic evidence not only solidifies its presence in the Tangkulap Forest Reserve but also designates this area, managed by the Sabah Forestry Department, as the sole location in Malaysia known to host all four native otter species,\u201d Lim said.<\/p>\n

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In addition to the Eurasian otter, the area is known to be home to the Asian small-clawed otter, the smooth-coated otter and the hairy-nosed otter. Having all four native otter species appear in one place is a confirmation of the area’s rich biodiversity \u2014 and proof that conservation efforts from organizations like Panthera are working.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis news is incredibly exciting, especially considering that the last confirmed sighting of a Eurasian otter was in 2014,\u201d Lim said.<\/p>\n

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The researchers were thrilled to see proof of the Eurasian otter, even if only for a moment.<\/p>\n

\u201cDuring the period when the images were captured, the area was experiencing flooding,\u201d Lim said. \u201cAn otter was observed passing by the camera in a non-flooded section, making a U-turn, and then exiting the camera’s view.”<\/p>\n

While researchers would love to see more Eurasian otters in their natural habitat, for now, just knowing that they\u2019re there is enough.<\/p>\n

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