11 February 2015 Last updated at 12:44
A poorly otter cub found orphaned in Perthshire is recovering in the care of the Scottish SPCA.
The charity was alerted after the eight-week-old cub was found in Methven on 4 February.
Bosses said it was "amazing" the young female had survived a night out of her holt in the cold.
The cub, which SSPCA staff have named Dipper, will remain in their care until it is at least a year old before being returned to the wild.
Colin Seddon, the manager at the charity's National Wildlife Rescue Centre in Clackmannanshire, said Dipper was on the road to a full recovery.
He said: "The gentleman who called us had noticed Dipper the night before but rightly left her alone to give her mum a chance to return.
"However, when he checked again the next morning she was still there distressed and calling out.
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