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Eddie the Otter

Eddie the otter came to the Lofoten Aquarium in January 2023.

She was born somewhere on Sotra outside Bergen, most likely in late summer 2022.

Today, she is well taken care of by the Lofoten Aquarium, and learns to get to know new surroundings.

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Eddie – THE otter

Published 24 March 2023

Eddie was born somewhere on Sotra outside Bergen, most likely in late summer 2022.

She was found after her mother was hit and taken home to a family in Sotra. She stayed there for several months before taking the long flight up to us at the Lofoten Aquarium at the end of January 2023.

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