[3] The otter family starred in the David Attenborough documentary Wild City and their exploits are frequently covered by the Singapore media.

[1] In 2016, the otter family was voted by The Straits Times readers to represent Singapore on her 51st birthday, beating Singlish, the thumbdrive (which was allegedly invented by a Singaporean company), the Singapore passport and the Caméra d'Or-winning Singaporean film Ilo Ilo.

[9] On 7 August 2023, the otter Family was featured as a doodle on the Google search engine's home page.

[12] On 11 June 2017, members of the public intervened to protect the Marina otters from their Bishan rivals by scaring the latter off with loud noises.

[13] On 14 June 2017, a suspected member of the Bishan otter family was found dead in an illegal fishing trap along the Marina Promenade.