Otter: Is It Noms?

I've been waiting for a chance to get some of these guys on here. Meet one of the otters of Whipsnade, captured during my rather cold and foggy visit there in November. They have a tendancy of standing at the edge of their enclosure, squeaking at whoever is watching, probably in the hope that you will give them food. It is the cutest sight you ever did see.

On this occasion, one of the people visiting the enclosure was one of the park staff, who really was there to give them food. This made the otters go into cute overdrive, and ended up with a number of moments like this, where one of the cute little critters tries to decide if a carrot is a toy or a nom. Don't worry, he figured the correct answer out pretty quickly!