With the sad news of Singapore’s beloved otter matriarch “Zouk Mum” passing away on 28 June, it was also reported that her partner — affectionately known as “Zouk Dad” — had gone missing.
On Wednesday (3 July), the Otter Channel Facebook page posted an update reporting a sighting of the otter patriarch.
Source: Otter Channel on Facebook
According to the post, Zouk Dad was moving well, catching his own fish and eating, despite having “numerous injuries”.
Zouk Dad was sighted with the help of dedicated otter watchers “who tracked and identified him”.
Speaking to MS News, Otter Channel said that he was spotted beside the Singapore River around Jiak Kim Street, where the old Zouk discotheque used to be and where the Zouk otter family’s first litter had been born and spotted.
Otter Channel also noted that he was “alone and resting” when he was first spotted.
“Since this [old Zouk location] is their natal home, we assume he is happiest here since his partner just passed away,” the channel added.
Several netizens expressed relief upon seeing the update on Zouk Dad, with some sharing their concern about him.
“His appearance seems similar to B mum’s final days. Getting thinner and frail,” remarked one commenter.
Source: Otter Channel on Facebook
They then speculated that these could be the signs of old age.
Meanwhile, another commenter reminisced, “I remember when he was a young blur fella courting Zouk Mother. Father Time is undefeated.”
On 30 June, Jess Emmett shared on Facebook that she and other otter watchers saw a change in behaviour in the Zouk otter family at the start of the month.
During this period, other otters began shadowing the family, and both Zouk Mum and Dad had visible injuries.
Around the same time, the family ousted the otter patriarch and accepted a “loner” — an otter that did not originally belong to the group.
At the time of the post, watchers spotted the otter at Botanic Gardens looking worse for wear, with a “very bad open head wound.”
Also read: ‘Zouk Mum was a super star otter’: Watcher shares her experience discovering otter’s death
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Featured image adapted from Otter Channel on Facebook
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