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The southern river otter (Lontra provocax), or South American river otter, is an otter species that lives in much of Patagonia. It is listed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as an endangered species .
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 ...
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 ...
A rare attack by a river otter in southern Montana injured three women floating on inner tubes and inflicted wounds serious enough that one victim had to be airlifted to a hospital, authorities ...
Southern river otter. L. provocax (Thomas, 1908) Southern Chile and Argentina: Size: 57–70 cm (22–28 in) long, plus 35–46 cm (14–18 in) tail [57] Habitat: Inland wetlands, coastal marine, neritic marine, and intertidal marine [58] Diet: Primarily eats fish and crustaceans [58] EN Unknown [58] Neotropical otter. L. longicaudis (Olfers, 1818)
River otters can grow to three or four feet in length and weigh between 12 and 25 pounds. They feed on fish, frogs and crustaceans, as well as eggs, reptiles, birds and small mammals.
Ollie, as he’s known to humans, resides in the Race Rocks Ecological Reserve off the southern tip of Vancouver Island in British Columbia and is suspected of killing at around 20 river otters ...
Otter-human interactions have varied over time, with otters being hunted for their pelts, used in fishing practices in southern Bangladesh, and occasionally attacking humans, though such incidents are rare and often a result of provocation.