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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 ...
The North American River Otter. River Otters are a native North American species who live throughout Canada, in the Pacific Northwest, all along eastern seaboard and Atlantic Coast, and throughout ...
Ginger, a North American river otter, joined the Milton wildlife center on Monday, March 4. According to the museum, the newcomer was born in February 2022 at Zoo New England’s Stone Zoo in ...
The ears of river otters are smaller than those of mink and have have valves which prevent water from entering the auditory canals when the otter is submerged. Otters are the only North American ...
North American river otter Lontra canadensis (, ) Seven subspecies. ... Southern river otter Lontra provocax (Thomas, 1908) Chile and Argentina: Size: Habitat: Diet:
The zoo works to care for and breed multiple endangered species such as Amur tigers, Amur leopards, Canada lynx, Brazilian ocelots, red wolves, Mexican wolves, maned wolves, giant anteaters, Chacoan peccaries, golden lion tamarins, North American river otters, Andean condors, spotted turtles, and eastern hellbenders.
North American river otters usually give birth to one litter of pups a year, consisting of about three to four pups per litter. Though they often give birth as long as a year after mating, they ...
Small amphibians and reptiles are featured in a small indoor exhibit, along with a leaf-themed climber play area for youngsters designed by Tom Luckey, with slightly larger indoor exhibits for birds and reptiles and large glass windows on each end so guests young and old can watch American beavers and the popular North American river otters ...