Otters at Palm Beach Zoo

WEST PALM BEACH, FL-- There's a new exhibit at the Palm Beach Zoo Tuesday.  There are now two baby brother river otters.

Many people say they couldn't wait to see the new otters.

"I like anything that's little, so I'm expecting to see two little cute thingys," says Salam Shuhaiber.

Today is the first day the two babies are on display but they weren't as small as many expected.

Zookeepers say otters are generally 15-18 pounds.

That's the size of a small dog!

But the two new male river otters are far from dogs.

They spend most of their life in water and zookeepers say this type of otter is found right here in South Florida.
 
They are often in canals eating fish, and can live up to 20 years.

These two brothers are four months old now, and zookeepers say the mother otter is doing a great job taking care of her two sons.