Amblonyx Aonyx Enhydra Lontra Lutra Lutrogale Pteronura Otters are aquatic or marine carnivorous mammals, members of the large and diverse family Mustelidae, which also includes weasels, polecats, badgers, and others. There are 13 species of otter in 7 genera, with a distribution that is almost worldwide. A group of otters is called a romp. Otter - Physical characteristics. Otters have a dense layer (1, ...

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• Otter - List of species

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Otter - Northern River Otter. Main article: Northern River Otter The northern river otter (Lontra canadensis) was one of the major animals hunted and trapped for fur in North America after contact with Europeans. They are one of the most playful and active, making them a popular exhibit in zoos and aquaria, but unwelcome on agricultural land because they alter river banks for access, sliding, and defense. River otters eat a variety of fish and shellfish, as well as small land mam ...

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Otter, Otter - Physical characteristics, Otter - Diet, Otter - Species, Otter - Northern River Otter, Otter - Sea Otter, Otter - Maxwell's Otter, Otter - European Otter, Otter - List of species

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Otter - Northern River Otter. The northern river otter (Lontra canadensis) was one of the major animals hunted and trapped for fur in North America after contact with Europeans. They are one of the most playful and active, making them a popular exhibit in zoos and aquaria, but unwelcome on agricultural land because they alter river banks for access, sliding, and defense. River otters eat a variety of fish and shellfish, as well as small land mammals and birds. They are 1 m (3 to 4 feet) in length and weigh ...

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Otter, Otter - Physical characteristics, Otter - Diet, Otter - Species, Otter - Northern River Otter, Otter - Sea Otter, Otter - Maxwell's Otter, Otter - European Otter, Otter - List of species

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Otters have a dense layer (1,000 hairs/mm², 650,000 hairs per sq. in) of very soft underfur which, protected by their outer layer of long guard hairs, keeps them dry under water and traps a layer of air to keep them warm. Unlike most marine mammals (seals, for example, or whales), otters do not have a layer of insulating blubber. All otters have long, slim, streamlined bodies of extraordinary grace and flexibility, and short limbs; in most cases the paws are webbed. Most have sharp claws to grasp prey but the short-clawed otter of so ...

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Otter, Otter - Physical characteristics, Otter - Diet, Otter - Species, Otter - Northern River Otter, Otter - Sea Otter, Otter - Maxwell's Otter, Otter - European Otter, Otter - List of species

Read more here: » Otter: Encyclopedia II - Otter - Physical characteristics

Otters have a dense layer (1,000 hairs/mm², 650,000 hairs per sq. in) of very soft underfur which, protected by their outer layer of long guard hairs, keeps them dry under water and traps a layer of air to keep them warm. All otters have long, slim, streamlined bodies of extraordinary grace and flexibility, and short limbs; in most cases the paws are webbed. Most have sharp claws to grasp prey but the short-clawed otter of southern Asia has just vestigial claws, and two closely related species of African otter have no claws at all: these species live in the often muddy rivers ...

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Otter, Otter - Physical characteristics, Otter - Diet, Otter - Species, Otter - Northern River Otter, Otter - Sea Otter, Otter - Maxwell's Otter, Otter - European Otter, Otter - List of species

Read more here: » Otter: Encyclopedia II - Otter - Physical characteristics