It's World Otter Day - here's what you otter know

Save Our Bride Otters group in Blackpool, Cork, marks the occasion, while a species of otter previously thought extinct has been rediscovered in Argentina

An otter. by the banks of the Blackwater river, Mallow. Pic Jimmy Howard

Today is World Otter Day, an international day of celebration for a fondly beloved denizen of our riverbanks and coastal areas 

Otters are an alpha predator, and especially thrive in Ireland, full as it is with waterways and endless coastline.