{"id":2068,"date":"2014-07-31T20:48:09","date_gmt":"2014-07-31T12:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fryap.wordpress.com\/?p=2068"},"modified":"2014-07-31T20:48:09","modified_gmt":"2014-07-31T12:48:09","slug":"sashimi-wasabi-and-otter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/31\/sashimi-wasabi-and-otter\/","title":{"rendered":"Sashimi, wasabi and otter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Smooth-coated Otters (<em>Lutrogale perspicillata<\/em>) are a perennial favourite of mine. From the early days of my wildlife photography journey, I have encountered and written about them <a href=\"http:\/\/wp.me\/p17zAO-2h\">here<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/wp.me\/p17zAO-2s\">here<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/wp.me\/p17zAO-2z\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I continue to bump into them repeatedly in recent years, but unique photographic opportunities have been rarer.<\/p>\n<p>On an early morning in April this year, I managed to track down a family of these otters at Sungei Serangoon near to the barrage. Lighting condition was still low, but these otters were happily frolicking by the bank of the river. One of them had a fish and seem more interested in eating than playing with the rest of the group. My long lens setup was ideal for some close-up shots, as it was unconcerned about my presence, while the rest went away soon after.<\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s with the mention of wasabi? Go to the photo gallery to find out.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Photo Gallery<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/31\/sashimi-wasabi-and-otter\/&quot;}' id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2068 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/31\/sashimi-wasabi-and-otter\/smooth-coated-otter-10\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/smooth-coated-otter-140411-115eos1d-fy1x4868-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2078\" data-attachment-id=\"2078\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/31\/sashimi-wasabi-and-otter\/smooth-coated-otter-10\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/smooth-coated-otter-140411-115eos1d-fy1x4868.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Francis Yap&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS-1D X&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Lorong Halus&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1397200990&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;700&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Smooth-coated Otter&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Smooth-coated Otter\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Lorong Halus&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The initial realisation that it was being photographed.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/smooth-coated-otter-140411-115eos1d-fy1x4868-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/smooth-coated-otter-140411-115eos1d-fy1x4868-1024x683.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2078'>\n\t\t\t\tThe initial realisation that it was being photographed.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/31\/sashimi-wasabi-and-otter\/smooth-coated-otter-9\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/smooth-coated-otter-140411-115eos1d-fy1x4872-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2077\" data-attachment-id=\"2077\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/31\/sashimi-wasabi-and-otter\/smooth-coated-otter-9\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/smooth-coated-otter-140411-115eos1d-fy1x4872.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Francis Yap&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS-1D X&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Lorong Halus&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1397200991&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;700&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Smooth-coated Otter&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Smooth-coated Otter\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Lorong Halus&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Almost look like it was smiling for the camera.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/smooth-coated-otter-140411-115eos1d-fy1x4872-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/smooth-coated-otter-140411-115eos1d-fy1x4872-1024x683.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2077'>\n\t\t\t\tAlmost look like it was smiling for the camera.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/31\/sashimi-wasabi-and-otter\/smooth-coated-otter-8\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/smooth-coated-otter-140411-115eos1d-fy1x4874-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2076\" data-attachment-id=\"2076\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/31\/sashimi-wasabi-and-otter\/smooth-coated-otter-8\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/smooth-coated-otter-140411-115eos1d-fy1x4874.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Francis Yap&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS-1D X&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Lorong Halus&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1397200991&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;700&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Smooth-coated Otter&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Smooth-coated Otter\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Lorong Halus&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Showing a nice set of teeth&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/smooth-coated-otter-140411-115eos1d-fy1x4874-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/smooth-coated-otter-140411-115eos1d-fy1x4874-1024x683.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2076'>\n\t\t\t\tShowing a nice set of teeth\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/31\/sashimi-wasabi-and-otter\/smooth-coated-otter-7\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/smooth-coated-otter-140411-115eos1d-fy1x4888-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2075\" data-attachment-id=\"2075\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/31\/sashimi-wasabi-and-otter\/smooth-coated-otter-7\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/smooth-coated-otter-140411-115eos1d-fy1x4888.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Francis Yap&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS-1D X&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Lorong Halus&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1397200994&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;700&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Smooth-coated Otter&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Smooth-coated Otter\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Lorong Halus&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The fish is a tilapia which seems abundant in the river.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/smooth-coated-otter-140411-115eos1d-fy1x4888-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/smooth-coated-otter-140411-115eos1d-fy1x4888-1024x683.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2075'>\n\t\t\t\tThe fish is a tilapia which seems abundant in the river.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/31\/sashimi-wasabi-and-otter\/smooth-coated-otter-6\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/smooth-coated-otter-140411-115eos1d-fy1x4914-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2074\" data-attachment-id=\"2074\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/31\/sashimi-wasabi-and-otter\/smooth-coated-otter-6\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/smooth-coated-otter-140411-115eos1d-fy1x4914.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Francis Yap&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS-1D X&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Lorong Halus&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1397201011&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;700&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Smooth-coated Otter&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Smooth-coated Otter\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Lorong Halus&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Side view of the otter gnawing at the tilapia.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/smooth-coated-otter-140411-115eos1d-fy1x4914-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/smooth-coated-otter-140411-115eos1d-fy1x4914-1024x683.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2074'>\n\t\t\t\tSide view of the otter gnawing at the tilapia.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/31\/sashimi-wasabi-and-otter\/smooth-coated-otter-5\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/smooth-coated-otter-140411-115eos1d-fy1x4917-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2073\" data-attachment-id=\"2073\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/31\/sashimi-wasabi-and-otter\/smooth-coated-otter-5\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/smooth-coated-otter-140411-115eos1d-fy1x4917.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Francis Yap&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS-1D X&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Lorong Halus&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1397201018&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;700&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Smooth-coated Otter&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Smooth-coated Otter\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Lorong Halus&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The &amp;#8216;wasabi&amp;#8217;, which seems to be the stomach content of the fish&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/smooth-coated-otter-140411-115eos1d-fy1x4917-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/smooth-coated-otter-140411-115eos1d-fy1x4917-1024x683.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2073'>\n\t\t\t\tThe &#8216;wasabi&#8217;, which seems to be the stomach content of the fish\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/31\/sashimi-wasabi-and-otter\/smooth-coated-otter-4\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/smooth-coated-otter-140411-115eos1d-fy1x4951-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2072\" data-attachment-id=\"2072\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/31\/sashimi-wasabi-and-otter\/smooth-coated-otter-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/smooth-coated-otter-140411-115eos1d-fy1x4951.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Francis Yap&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS-1D X&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Lorong Halus&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1397201028&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;700&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Smooth-coated Otter&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Smooth-coated Otter\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Lorong Halus&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Smooth-coated otter with green slime coated mouth. A bit of water action made for a better shot.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/smooth-coated-otter-140411-115eos1d-fy1x4951-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/smooth-coated-otter-140411-115eos1d-fy1x4951-1024x683.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2072'>\n\t\t\t\tSmooth-coated otter with green slime coated mouth. A bit of water action made for a better shot.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/31\/sashimi-wasabi-and-otter\/smooth-coated-otter-3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/smooth-coated-otter-140411-115eos1d-fy1x4960-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2071\" data-attachment-id=\"2071\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/31\/sashimi-wasabi-and-otter\/smooth-coated-otter-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/smooth-coated-otter-140411-115eos1d-fy1x4960.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Francis Yap&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS-1D X&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Lorong Halus&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1397201031&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;700&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Smooth-coated Otter&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Smooth-coated Otter\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Lorong Halus&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Due to the high frame rate of my camera, there were a lot of micro-expression caught. I had to cull the number of shots to a reasonable amount for posting.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/smooth-coated-otter-140411-115eos1d-fy1x4960-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/smooth-coated-otter-140411-115eos1d-fy1x4960-1024x683.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2071'>\n\t\t\t\tDue to the high frame rate of my camera, there were a lot of micro-expression caught. I had to cull the number of shots to a reasonable amount for posting.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/31\/sashimi-wasabi-and-otter\/smooth-coated-otter-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/smooth-coated-otter-140411-115eos1d-fy1x4979-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2070\" data-attachment-id=\"2070\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/31\/sashimi-wasabi-and-otter\/smooth-coated-otter-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/smooth-coated-otter-140411-115eos1d-fy1x4979.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;7.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Francis Yap&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS-1D X&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Lorong Halus&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1397201050&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;700&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Smooth-coated Otter&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Smooth-coated Otter\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Lorong Halus&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The grasp of their hand almost seems human&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/smooth-coated-otter-140411-115eos1d-fy1x4979-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/smooth-coated-otter-140411-115eos1d-fy1x4979-1024x683.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2070'>\n\t\t\t\tThe grasp of their hand almost seems human\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/31\/sashimi-wasabi-and-otter\/smooth-coated-otter\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/smooth-coated-otter-140411-115eos1d-fy1x4989-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2069\" data-attachment-id=\"2069\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/31\/sashimi-wasabi-and-otter\/smooth-coated-otter\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/smooth-coated-otter-140411-115eos1d-fy1x4989.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;7.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Francis Yap&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS-1D X&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Lorong Halus&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1397201057&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;700&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Smooth-coated Otter&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Smooth-coated Otter\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Lorong Halus&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Seems like the otter was looking intently at the half eaten fish, perhaps realising that green substance seems a bit off in taste.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/smooth-coated-otter-140411-115eos1d-fy1x4989-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/smooth-coated-otter-140411-115eos1d-fy1x4989-1024x683.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2069'>\n\t\t\t\tSeems like the otter was looking intently at the half eaten fish, perhaps realising that green substance seems a bit off in taste.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Smooth-coated Otters (Lutrogale perspicillata) are a perennial favourite of mine. From the early days of my wildlife photography journey, I have encountered and written about them here, here and here. I continue to bump into them repeatedly in recent years, but unique photographic opportunities have been rarer. 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