KINGSPORT, Tennessee – An otter named "Otto" has died after guests at a Tennessee park fed the animal food it could not tolerate. Bays Mountain Park & Planetarium announced Thursday in a ...

In a Facebook post Thursday, the park announced that Otto fell ill and died after “guests threw food into his enclosure that his body could not tolerate.” It is not yet known what the otter ...

Otto is a 40-foot otter statue in Adams Park, and it's become part of the experience of being a child in this town -- climbing on top to enjoy the view.

According to the post, Otto first joined the park in October 2017 as a 9-month-old after being housed at a rehabilitation facility in North Carolina. The facility looked after the otter and his ...

Otto the otter at Bays Mountain Park & Planetarium in Kingsport, Tennessee. Bays Mountain Park & Planetarium. By Allyson Chiu, The Washington Post June 3, 2019 4 minutes to read. Facebook ...

Otto was rescued back in 2017 after […] KINGSPORT, Tenn. — An otter at the Bays Mountain Park and Planetarium died this week after getting sick from food that guests threw into his enclosure.

Otto the otter lived at Bays Mountain Park and Planetarium in Kingsport since October 2017. The park described him as "a cheerful creature, he could often be found swimming or playing with toys in ...

An otter named Otto died last week at a Tennessee nature preserve after visitors threw food into his enclosure, the Bays Mountain Park & Planetarium said in a statement. The park said that human ...

For nearly two years, anyone stopping by the otter habitat at Bays Mountain Park & Planetarium in Tennessee would likely catch a glimpse of Otto. "A cheerful creature, he could often be found ...