Latest exotic pet trend is wild otters

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Otters have become the new must-have exotic pet in several Asian countries
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A new exotic pet trend is sweeping through southeast Asia, as people seek to own a small-clawed otter. The animals cost thousands of dollars each to purchase, and officials are concerned that the otters are being stolen by poachers from the wild in Indonesia, Thailand, and other countries to sell in Japan.

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