{"id":2305,"date":"2014-08-24T13:23:52","date_gmt":"2014-08-24T05:23:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fryap.wordpress.com\/?p=2305"},"modified":"2014-08-24T13:23:52","modified_gmt":"2014-08-24T05:23:52","slug":"another-otter-encounter-at-sungei-serangoon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/2014\/08\/24\/another-otter-encounter-at-sungei-serangoon\/","title":{"rendered":"Another otter encounter at Sungei Serangoon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In my <a href=\"http:\/\/wp.me\/p17zAO-xm\">previous otter encounter<\/a>, I had written about one of them eating a fish along the bank of Sungei Serangoon. Although there were other otters nearby, I did not manage to fit them in frame and the lighting as poor.<\/p>\n<p>Going back to the same place about a month later, I managed to find the family again. This time around, the lighting was better and the family was more comfortable with my presence. One of them was eating a freshly caught tilapia fish, while the others looked on. A happy encounter. I have uploaded higher resolution files this time around.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/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\/08\/24\/another-otter-encounter-at-sungei-serangoon\/&quot;}' id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2305 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\/08\/24\/another-otter-encounter-at-sungei-serangoon\/smooth-coated-otters-4\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/smooth-coated-otters-140510-116eos1d-fy1x4411-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2310\" data-attachment-id=\"2310\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/2014\/08\/24\/another-otter-encounter-at-sungei-serangoon\/smooth-coated-otters-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/smooth-coated-otters-140510-116eos1d-fy1x4411.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1067\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&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;1399716638&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;700&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Smooth-coated Otters&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Smooth-coated Otters\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Lorong Halus&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;There were 4 otters, but only 3 in the frame.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/smooth-coated-otters-140510-116eos1d-fy1x4411-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/smooth-coated-otters-140510-116eos1d-fy1x4411-1024x683.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2310'>\n\t\t\t\tThere were 4 otters, but only 3 in the frame.\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\/08\/24\/another-otter-encounter-at-sungei-serangoon\/smooth-coated-otters-3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/smooth-coated-otters-140510-116eos1d-fy1x4418-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2309\" data-attachment-id=\"2309\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/2014\/08\/24\/another-otter-encounter-at-sungei-serangoon\/smooth-coated-otters-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/smooth-coated-otters-140510-116eos1d-fy1x4418.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1067\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&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;1399716639&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;700&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Smooth-coated Otters&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Smooth-coated Otters\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Lorong Halus&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;All three otters were aware of my presence, but were unconcerned.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/smooth-coated-otters-140510-116eos1d-fy1x4418-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/smooth-coated-otters-140510-116eos1d-fy1x4418-1024x683.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2309'>\n\t\t\t\tAll three otters were aware of my presence, but were unconcerned.\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\/08\/24\/another-otter-encounter-at-sungei-serangoon\/smooth-coated-otters-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/smooth-coated-otters-140510-116eos1d-fy1x4422-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2308\" data-attachment-id=\"2308\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/2014\/08\/24\/another-otter-encounter-at-sungei-serangoon\/smooth-coated-otters-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/smooth-coated-otters-140510-116eos1d-fy1x4422.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1066\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&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;1399716647&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;700&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Smooth-coated Otters&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Smooth-coated Otters\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Lorong Halus&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;It seems the left otter is eyeing the tilapia fish.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/smooth-coated-otters-140510-116eos1d-fy1x4422-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/smooth-coated-otters-140510-116eos1d-fy1x4422-1024x682.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2308'>\n\t\t\t\tIt seems the left otter is eyeing the tilapia 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\/08\/24\/another-otter-encounter-at-sungei-serangoon\/smooth-coated-otters\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/smooth-coated-otters-140510-116eos1d-fy1x4513-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2307\" data-attachment-id=\"2307\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/2014\/08\/24\/another-otter-encounter-at-sungei-serangoon\/smooth-coated-otters\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/smooth-coated-otters-140510-116eos1d-fy1x4513.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1067\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&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;1399716773&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;700&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Smooth-coated Otters&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Smooth-coated Otters\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Lorong Halus&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Frolicking near the bank.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/smooth-coated-otters-140510-116eos1d-fy1x4513-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/smooth-coated-otters-140510-116eos1d-fy1x4513-1024x683.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2307'>\n\t\t\t\tFrolicking near the bank.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' 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Although there were other otters nearby, I did not manage to fit them in frame and the lighting as poor. Going back to the same place about a month later, I managed to find [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,9],"tags":[187,201],"class_list":["post-2305","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mammals","category-wildlife","tag-smooth-coated-otter","tag-sungei-serangoon"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2305","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2305"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2305\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2305"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2305"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2305"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}