Sandy wrote: “It's an otter, Mike.”

Now it all falls into place.
We have a most interesting otter on our southern coast, called the Cape clawless otter. It is on the endangered list, so I won’t be looking to have a sporran made from it . . . on the other hand, one might by remote chance become available by legal means.

By the way, I like your style in bonnets.
Regards,
Mike