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An otter is any of 13 living species of semiaquatic (or in one case aquatic) mammals which feed on fish and shellfish, and also other invertebrates, amphibians, birds and small mammals.
The otter subfamily Lutrinae forms part of the family Mustelidae, which also includes weasels, polecats, badgers, and wolverines.
The word otter derives from the Old English word otor or oter. This and cognate words in other Indo-European languages ultimately stem from the PIE root *wódr̥ which also gave rise to the English word "water".
An otter's den is called a holt or couch. A male otter is a dog, a female a bitch, and a baby a whelp, kit, or pup.[citation needed] The collective nouns for otters are bevy, family, lodge or romp, being descriptive of their often playful nature, or when in water, raft.
The time of gestation in otters is about 60 to 86 days. The newborn pup is taken care of by the mother, the father, and all the other offspring. Female otters reach sexual maturity at approximately two years of age, while males can produce offspring at approximately three years of age. After one month, the young otter can come out of the cave, and after two months, it is able to swim. It lives with its family for about one year, so it can learn and be kept safe until maturity. Otters live up to 16 years.
Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch (born 19 July 1976) is an English film, television, radio and theatre actor. His most acclaimed roles include Stephen Hawking in the BBC drama Hawking (2004); William Pitt in the historical film Amazing Grace (2006); the protagonist Stephen Ezard in the miniseries thriller The Last Enemy (2008); Paul Marshall in Atonement (2007); Bernard in Small Island (2009); Sherlock Holmes in the modern BBC adaptation series Sherlock (2010); and Peter Guillam in the spy thriller Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011).
In February 2011, he began playing both Victor Frankenstein and his creature opposite Jonny Lee Miller in Danny Boyle's stage adaptation of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. The play had a three-month run at the National Theatre. In late 2011, he played Major Stewart in Steven Spielberg's War Horse (2011). The film received five BAFTA nominations and six Academy Award nominations, including the Best Picture nomination in 2012. He also played Peter Guillam, one of the pivotal roles in Tomas Alfredson's Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (2011), which was nominated for three Academy Awards and 11 BAFTA Awards. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy was also nominated for Best Picture in 2012.
Actors: Gillian Barber (actress), Garry Chalk (actor), Tom McBeath (actor), Alex Zahara (producer), Chelah Horsdal (actress), Mark Brandon (actor), Alex Zahara (actor), Fred Ewanuick (actor), Anne Openshaw (actress), Brendan Prost (actor), Daniel Jeffery (actor), O. Corbin Saleken (director), O. Corbin Saleken (editor), O. Corbin Saleken (producer), O. Corbin Saleken (writer),
Genres: ,Actors: William Butler (producer), William Butler (director), Junie Hoang (actress), Aurora Snow (actress), William Butler (writer), Hillary Scott (actress), Sunny Lane (actress), Charles Napier (actor), Gary Anthony Williams (actor), Kayden Kross (actress), Wendi McLendon-Covey (actress), Ed Begley Jr. (actor), Jack Plotnick (actor), Patricia Place (actress), Kate Flannery (actress),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Nicole Jamet (actress), Yann Collette (actor), Jalil Lespert (actor), Dominique Petrot (editor), Sloane Klevin (editor), Isabelle Madelaine (producer), Hans-Peter Ströer (composer), Dimitri Storoge (actor), Jay Brown (actor), Judd King (director), Mark Towns (editor), Yuval David (actor), Peter Peralta (actor), Frances Shaw (actress), Arnaud Maillard (actor),
Plot: Seven short films in which gay youths and young men negotiate society, sometimes successfully, sometimes not. In several, teen boys come out, perhaps first to a close friend - how will the friends react? For some youths, coming out risks violence. In two films, love is thwarted - by mother, in one, and by immigration, in another.
Keywords: based-on-novel, car-breakdown, deaf, gay, gay-athlete, immigration, internet, male-full-frontal-nudity, male-rear-nudity, set-in-futureActors: Andrei Boncea (producer), Rebecca Eaton (producer), Mary Walsh (actress), Michael Murphy (actor), Irene Litinsky (producer), Michael Prupas (producer), Imelda Staunton (actress), Tom Baker (actor), Jim Carter (actor), Bob Hoskins (actor), Constantin Barbulescu (actor), Matt Lucas (actor), Mark Gatiss (actor), Michael Donaldson (miscellaneous crew), Rachel Talalay (director),
Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy,Actors: Sloane Klevin (editor), Frances Shaw (actress), Damon Cardasis (actor), Daniel Falcone (writer), Daniel Falcone (director), Kit Hui (miscellaneous crew), Bobby Steggert (actor), Rachel Vine (producer), Cristina Sanchez-Amyot (producer), Donna Zucker (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: A night in the woods, and its aftermath, helps Otter with a major life decision. He's a high school senior, hanging out with Darby - the local alpha male - and Darby's girlfriend Amber. Their public displays of affection irritate Otter. One afternoon, Darby gives Otter a ride, and while taking a short cut on a country road through the woods, Darby's car breaks down. They spend the night there. They swim in a stream and sleep side by side. Something happens between them. Will it change anything in Otter's life?
Keywords: bi-curious, car-breakdown, college, friendship, gay, gay-interest, gay-teenager, girlfriend, hand-job, male-rear-nudityActors: Danny Roth (actor), Kevin Spirtas (actor), Larry Sullivan (actor), Don Handfield (actor), Nicki Aycox (actress), John Keitel (director), John Keitel (writer), Kenneth Colom (actor), Brian Krinsky (actor), Nick Spano (actor), Eric Scott (actor), David Clayton Miller (producer), Niklaus Lange (actor), Linna Carter (actress), Brendan McIvor Fleming (actor),
Genres: Drama, Romance, Sport,Actors: Ronald Fraser (actor), Alan Bennett (actor), James Villiers (actor), Michael Gambon (actor), Vanessa Redgrave (actress), Colin Towns (composer), Simon Williams (actor), Rik Mayall (actor), Bill Oddie (actor), Michael Palin (actor), Peter Cellier (actor), Enn Reitel (actor), Windsor Davies (actor), Adrian Scarborough (actor), Kate Robbins (actress),
Genres: Animation, Family,Actors: Richard Briers (actor), Gary Martin (actor), Hugh Laurie (actor), Peter Davison (actor), Gary Martin (actor), Imelda Staunton (actress), Martin Gates (producer), Tony Britten (composer), Martin Gates (director), Paul Eddington (actor), Marion Edwards (producer), Kenneth Grahame (writer), Marion Edwards (writer), Tom Parkhouse (producer), Sue Radley (writer),
Genres: Animation, Family,Actors: James Villiers (actor), Rik Mayall (actor), Vanessa Redgrave (actress), Alan Bennett (actor), Michael Gambon (actor), Michael Palin (actor), Colin Towns (composer), Barry Foster (actor), Enn Reitel (actor), Enn Reitel (actor), Enn Reitel (actor), Enn Reitel (actor), Judy Cornwell (actress), Tom Stourton (actor), John Coates (producer),
Genres: Animation, Family,Actors: Robert Lamkin (miscellaneous crew), Jay Johnson (miscellaneous crew), Kevin Costner (director), Kevin Costner (producer), John Barry (composer), Edward Gorsuch (miscellaneous crew), Graham Greene (actor), Tantoo Cardinal (actress), Kevin Costner (actor), Maury Chaykin (actor), Wes Studi (actor), Mary McDonnell (actress), Tom Everett (actor), Burton Sharp (miscellaneous crew), Paul 'Sled' Reynolds (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: Lt. John Dunbar is dubbed a hero after he accidentally leads Union troops to a victory during the Civil War. He requests a position on the western frontier, but finds it deserted. He soon finds out he is not alone, but meets a wolf he dubs "Two-socks" and a curious Indian tribe. Dunbar quickly makes friends with the tribe, and discovers a white woman who was raised by the Indians. He gradually earns the respect of these native people, and sheds his white-man's ways.
Keywords: 1840s, 1860s, 19th-century, ambush, american-civil-war, american-indian, animal-abuse, animal-attack, animal-in-title, archery