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A medium-sized otter, the southern river otter's body can grow up to 70 cm (28 in) long, with the tail adding about 40 cm (16 in). Body weight averages about 5–10 kg (11–22 lb). Its fur is dark brown on the upper parts and a lighter cinnamon color or can be almost white on the underside.
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 ...
Playful South Carolina river otters love to slide, eat and make a mess. They may also be a threat to pets and even young family members. Cute, playful & a potential threat.
Mink and river otters live along rivers, streams, lakes, marshes, water impoundments and other areas. Both species are capable of long distance travel, foraging, and dispersal; but river otters ...
On Tuesday, Feb. 7, Zinnia, a 5-year-old North American river otter that arrived at Zoo Miami in April 2019, from her birthplace, the Roger Williams Park Zoo in Rhode Island, gave birth.
North American river otter (Lontra canadensis) Southern river otter (Lontra provocax) Neotropical otter (Lontra longicaudis) Marine otter (Lontra felina) Pteronura Gray, 1837: Giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) Aonyx Lesson, 1827: African clawless otter (Aonyx capensis) Asian small-clawed otter (Aonyx cinereus) Congo clawless otter (Aonyx ...
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 ...