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The North American river otter (Lontra canadensis), also known as the northern river otter and river otter, is a semiaquatic mammal that lives only on the North American continent throughout most of Canada, along the coasts of the United States and its inland waterways. An adult North American river otter can weigh between 5.0 and 14 kg (11.0 ...
2013: A North American River Otter runs around in the snow and hides in its hollowed-out log. American Mink and Northern River Otters have long, slender bodies and relatively long tails.
A 2011 review by the IUCN/SSC Otter Specialist Group showed that otter attacks reported between 1875 and 2010 occurred most often in Florida, where human and otter populations have substantially increased since 2000, with the majority involving the North American otter. At least 42 instances of attack were found, including one resulting in ...
The most likely places to find them are the larger streams in the lower elevations — like Little River, Abrams Creek, Hazel Creek, Deep Creek, etc. Word from the Smokies: Northern river otters ...
The giant otter has a handful of other names. In Brazil it is known as ariranha, from the Tupi word arerãîa, or onça-d'água, meaning water jaguar. [6] In Spanish, river wolf (Spanish: lobo de río) and water dog (Spanish: perro de agua) are used occasionally (though the latter also refers to several different animals) and may have been more common in the reports of explorers in the 19th ...
Nova, a North American river otter, enjoys the spoils of the hunt — fresh-caught fish from her pond — during 2016’s Animal Birthday Party. ... The annual celebration of all the environmental ...
North American river otters (Lontra canadensis) Scientific classification; Domain: Eukaryota: ... Habitat: Diet: LC Southern river otter Lontra provocax (Thomas, 1908)
Wildlife conservationists in Pennsylvania are celebrating the return of the American River Otter to Ridley Creek, a sighting they say hasn't happened in over 100 years. The Williamstown ...