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Newborn Otter Pups Weighed At Milwaukee County Zoo: Video

Shamrock is showing excellent care after she gave birth to four pups on Monday, the zoo officials said.

Four North American river otter pups were born Monday to Shamrock and Larkey, zoo officials said.
Four North American river otter pups were born Monday to Shamrock and Larkey, zoo officials said. (Milwaukee County Zoo)

MILWAUKEE, WI — A video shows four newborn otters being weighed at the Milwaukee County Zoo. The otters were born to Shamrock and Larkey on Monday, zoo officials said.

Each of the pups weigh less than a pound right now, the zoo showed in a video. The heaviest pup weighs 364 grams.

"They are all healthy and doing well," Joel Miller, the zoo's production coordinator, said in a statement.

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Shamrock has shown excellent care to her pups after giving birth to them Monday, zoo officials said in a statement. The pups are being cared for in a behind-the-scenes den.

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