Fluidr / Creative Nature & Wildlife's "Otters" set

British otter (lutra lutra)

N 57 B 1.5K C 160 E Sep 25, 2014 F Oct 24, 2014

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fish supper on the menu

N 33 B 1.1K C 159 E Sep 25, 2014 F Oct 10, 2014

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British Otter (lutra lutra)

N 29 B 1.1K C 89 E Sep 25, 2014 F Mar 18, 2015

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The rivers are my true abode, in these do I swim and chase their bounty, moving through their waters and byways with stealth undeterred. Often you may see me along currents and eddies, at times just looking and playing around. My simple prize is a fish!
R.L.Withey

British Otter

N 56 B 1.7K C 96 E Sep 25, 2014 F Jan 2, 2016

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Giant Otter Feeding

N 59 B 2.5K C 97 E Jul 5, 2016 F Aug 25, 2016

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MANY THANKS FOR YOUR KIND COMMENTS AND FAVS........ PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT MY PHOTOSTREAM, FOR GENERAL PHOTOS OF NATURE ACROSS THE WHOLE SPECTRUM OF WILDLIFE.

The giant otter (pteronura brasiliensis), is a resident of South America, mainly along the Amazon and Pantanal wetlands, and is the largest of the weasel family with a total length of 1.7m. Although aggressive when defending its territory, it's a peaceful and sociable species, living in closely-knit family groups. Of all the otters, it is the most vocal and has over twenty sounds to communicate with one another.

Its exceptionally dense fur, wing-like tail, and webbed feet, make it ideally suited to an amphibious lifestyle. Generally, giant otters prefer freshwater rivers and streams which are seasonally flooded, where they feed on a variety of fish, particularly characins and catfish, as well as crabs, small snakes and small caiman. Its main predators are leopards and caiman.

Globally wildlife is under series threat like never before, and the giant otter is no exception. Decades of hunting for its velvety pelt, and disturbance and loss of its habit, has placed this mammal on the endangered list, with less than 5,000 pairs in the wild.