Meet Flora and Hobson, the rescued river otter pups

The fluffy, squeaky river otters who arrived last month at the Oregon Zoo now have names. The 3-month-old orphaned pups will be called Flora and Hobson, after Oregon waterways Floras Lake and Hobson Creek. “A lot of the animals here get their names from nations or cultures associated with the species’ native habitats,” said Julie Christie, senior keeper for the zoo’s North America area. “For the river otters, we like to choose names based on local waterways.” Flora, a female, and Hobson, a male, were bot