Rare sighting of Cape clawless otter near Simon’s Town

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There are a number of friendly, furry faces that call the Cape home. While sightings of caracals and whales are fairly common these days, another rare creature recently took centre stage.

Amy and Bremner Bruwer from Cape Town were lucky enough to spot a Cape clawless otter while on the way to Smitswinkel Bay on July 19. They stopped along the main road just past Simon’s Town when the otter popped up  right in front of them.

 
“It seemed fearless and tried coming to us, but we clapped our hands so that it didn’t. It lay down and stayed for a while and then run back down to the sea and swam away,” Amy explains.

It was an exciting encounter for the pair, as they had never seen a Cape clawless otter before.