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Puddle the otter recovering well at animal charity near Burnham-on-Sea

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1st December 2009

Burnham-on-Sea.com, Somerset, United Kingdom

This adorable otter cub is being looked after by carers at an animal rescue charity near Burnham-On-Sea after getting separated from its family during floods.

The 10-week-old animal, called Puddle, was brought to Secret World in East Huntspill after getting into difficulty on a river near York.

"She was swept along a river in the floods and was found in a distressed state almost unconscious on a river bank near York last week," Secret World's Pauline Kidner told Burnham-On-Sea.com.

"She was referred to us for special treatment and is now recuperating well."

Puddle is being fed trout and minced beef and has even been taking swimming lessons in a bath at the animal charity's HQ, as pictured above.

Pauline added: "She's putting on weight and is settling in very well after a lot of distress."

She added that another young otter cub that had been caught up in the bad weather had also been brought to the charity over the last few days and had sadly died.