Otters find new playground on island in Tawi-Tawi
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They are known as “anjing laut,” the Malay word for “sea dogs,” in neighboring Sandakan, Sabah, according to Tawi-tawi residents who occasionally visit that part of Malaysia. But on Tawi-tawi’s Taganak Island, where the sea creatures have been seen for the first time toward the end of Ramadan last month, the smooth-coated otters (Lutrogale perspicillata) appeared skittish and would quickly rush back to the sea whenever dogs approached. The island’s dogs, however, seemed afraid of these visitors from the sea.
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Alipala, J. (2020, June 3). Otters find new playground on island in Tawi-Tawi. Philippine Daily Inquirer, p. A10.
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Marine mammals; Protected areas; Lutrogale perspicillata; Aonyx cinereus; Balete Conservancy; Turtle Conservation Society of the Philippines; International Union for Conservation of Nature Otter Specialist Group; Yu, Kester; Haber, Alpaser; Castro, Lyca Sandrea Gonzales; Tawi-Tawi; Taganak Island; Turtle Islands; Borneo; Sabah; Sandakan
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