And the Winner of the Scottish Animal World Cup Is... the Otter!

I didn’t know this was a thing until it was all over, but the National Trust for Scotland sponsored an 11-week World Cup-style competition to determine Scotland’s favorite animal, and the winner was just announced: the otter! The final round was between the otter and the beautiful Scottish wildcat, which was the favorite to win, but otters won with 56% of the vote! A worthy winner, if you ask the Daily Otter.

And here’s a new otter fact for you: The NTS says that “the Shetland island of Yell is one of the best places in Europe to spot [otters] – they’re known locally as ‘dratsies.’” Dratsies!

Check out all the contestants at the Scottish Animal World Cup’s website!

Photo via National Trust for Scotland