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By Adam Dutton & Rom Preston-Ellis A rare male giant otter has arrived at a UK zoo as part of a conservation breeding programme in a bid to help save his species from extinction. The three-year-old named Manu has travelled more than 1,000 miles from Budapest Zoo in the hope he will hit it off with Chester Zoo’s resident female Tibiri. Heartwarming images show the otters meeting for the very first time, where they can be seen swimming and playing together. Zookeepers selected Manu as a “perfect genetic match” for eight-year-old Tibiri as part of a special breeding programme for the highly threa…

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