<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=34sj0L_0vizl0vl00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=34sj0L_0vizl0vl00" width="1320" height="743" >MARYLAND (WBFF) — This week is your last chance to bid farewell to Nora, the popular otter at Maryland Zoo.She will be moving to the Virginia Living Museum in Newport News, Viriginia at the end of September.Zoo officials say Nora’s name is an anagram of her species, North American river otter (Lontra canadensis).She was rescued as a pup last year after being abandoned by her mother in the wild, zoo officials say.“Nora arrived as a vulnerable pup who would not have survived without intervention,” said Erin Cantwell Grimm, Mammal Curator at Maryland Zoo. “Pups learn all their life skills from their mother, so it was up to us to teach Nora things every otter should know, like how to hunt and what’s safe to eat.”The public grew attached to Nora as they followed her progress through regular “pupdates” posted on the Zoo’s social media accounts.The Maryland Zoo says her outgoing personality made her popular with Zoo staff and guests.But now that she's an adult, zoo experts say it’s time for her to move to another zoo.“We’re proud of how she’s developed and know she’ll be an important part of her new otter community at the Virginia Living Museum,” Cantwell Grimm said."Virginia Living Museum is very excited to continue the Maryland Zoo's exceptional work in raising Nora,” said Lyn Heller, Senior Director of Living Exhibits at the Virginia Living Museum.Everyone who would like to visit Nora before she leaves can find her in her habitat inside the Zoo’s Maryland Wilderness area until September 30th.For more information go to marylandzoo.org.</div></body>

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Nora the Otter is leaving the Maryland Zoo

MARYLAND (WBFF) — This week is your last chance to bid farewell to Nora, the popular otter at Maryland Zoo. She will be moving to the Virginia Living Museum in Newport News, Viriginia at the end of September. Zoo officials say Nora’s name is an anagram of her species,...