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Rescued otter makes a rapid recovery

An orphaned otter cub is recovering in the care of the Scottish SPCA after being rescued from a river bank near Melrose.

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The distressed eight-week-old was spotted on the bank of the Ale Water, near the village of Lilliesleaf, by a member of the public, who contacted the animal welfare charity for help.

Staff collected the female cub, who has been named Rose, and took her to their Wildlife Rescue Centre in Fife, where two weeks on, she is thriving.

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