Otter
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Otters are carnivorous mammals in the subfamily Lutrinae. The 14 extant otter species are all semiaquatic, both freshwater and marine. Lutrinae is a branch of the Mustelidae family, which includes wea
Fischotter, Lutra Lutra
Sign warning drivers in Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides to beware of otters on the road
Kawauso (獺) from the Gazu Hyakki Yagyō by Sekien Toriyama
Fischotter Lutra lutra 1
Eurasian otter
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The Eurasian otter, also known as the European otter, Eurasian river otter, European river otter, common otter, and Old World otter, is a semiaquatic mammal native to Eurasia and the Maghreb. It is th
Otter
…keeps them dry, warm, and somewhat buoyant under water. Several otter species live in cold waters and have high metabolic rates to help keep them warm. Eurasian otters must eat 15% of their body weight each day, and sea otters 20 to 25%, depending on the temperature. In water as warm as 10 °C (50 °F), an otter needs…
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Two otters in Korkeasaari Zoo, Helsinki, Finland
Otter feeding on fish