A video emerged online on TikTok by user @sgcoolguy1974 showing a family of about 16 otters crossing a very busy Orchard Road.
A family of otters was seen waiting to cross the road outside the main gate of the Istana, and they had help from an unexpected source.
A couple of Istana police guards who were on sentry duty, then turned the traffic light red (which they can and usually do when vehicles exit from the compound of the Istana).
The vehicles of the road were seen forming up and waiting at the traffic light, as the otters made their way across the road.
As the otters were taking too long to cross the road, one of the guards then stood in the middle of the road and gestured at the motorists to seek their patience and understanding.
The family of otters eventually managed to cross the road safely.