The arrival is part of an international breeding programme to protect the species from extinction.

Bes-Ottered! Rare Giant Otter Finds Love At Chester Zoo. A rare male giant otter has travelled thousands of miles to find love at Chester Zoo - as keepers hope he

A rare male giant otter has arrived at Chester Zoo as part of a conservation breeding program in a bid to help save his species from extinction. The three-year-old named Manú has traveled more than 1,000 miles from Budapest Zoo in the hope he will hit it off with Chester’s resident female Tibiri.