70 BBC WILDLIFE December 2021

saw an otter! An otter! Right here... by the

bus stop!” I was in the bath, appropriately enough,

when my friend Ellen phoned on her way home

from work. It could have been more than a decade

ago, but I still remember sinking back into the

water, splashing and smiling at the Attenborough-

esque charge of wonder in her voice.

The Isle of Mull is a

popular place to spot

otters in their marine

environment

I

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OOTTERS