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The southern river otter, Lontra provocax, is a species of otter that lives in Chile and Argentina. Although called a "river otter", it inhabits both marine and freshwater environments. It sometimes is considered a subspecies of Lontra canadensis. The southern river otter is listed as endangered, due to illegal hunting, water pollution, and habitat loss.
This medium-sized otter's body can grow up to 2.5 ft (70 cm) long, with a tail adding about 16 in (40 cm). Body weight averages about 5-10 kg (11-22 lbs). Its fur is dark-brown on the top and has a lighter cinnamon color on its underside.
Although the female and her young will live in family groups, males are usually solitary. Litter sizes average one to two pups, but up to four can be born at a time. Their diets include fish, crustaceans, mollusks, and birds.
The southern river otter can be found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial habitats, but are mostly found in freshwater lakes and rivers having a significant amount of dense vegetation, especially along the shorelines, which must be present to use as cover. Their habitats also need the root systems of mature trees, as well as fallen tree debris.
River otter refers to several species of aquatic mustelids within the genera Lutra, Lontra and Pteronura, which mainly inhabit rivers and other freshwater locations. This distinguishes them from the sea otter and marine otter which are true marine mammals.
Specific types of river otter include:
The Neotropical river otter is very similar-looking to the northern and southern river otter, which sandwich this species' range. This couple where found in the Biosphere Reserve of Manu National Park in Peru.
Dr. Mike Adkesson tells us about an exciting collaboration between the Chicago Zoological Society and the Forest Preserves of Cook County. A century after near-extinction from the State of Illinois and decades after reintroduction, an urban river otter has found its way into the southern region of the Forest Preserves of Cook County, calling an isolated pond within the preserves home. The Forest Preserves of Cook County and the Chicago Zoological Society (CZS), which operates Brookfield Zoo, have since collaborated to study the otter’s behavior. CZS veterinarians surgically implanted a transmitter in the otter, allowing wildlife biologists to track how the animal moves and learn how far the otter travels from its home base, while hopefully leading researchers to other otters in the area...
The river otter is our "poster animal," chosen to track our progress -- it does not show up in heavily polluted waters. Today, our team saw a river otter at Money Point, on the southern branch of the Elizabeth! Elizabeth River Project scientist Dave Koubsky was there with two engineers from AECOM, the design firm for our cleanup, helping oversee the Phase 2 construction. Dave reports the otter "was swimming in the new wetland," created by ERP and the Trust on land donated by Elizabeth River Terminals -- adjacent to our Phase 1 cleanup area. Dave says that was just part of the teeming new life that he and his colleagues observed today. "At the same time, the osprey was out fishing, the egrets were coming into fish, and there was an army of fiddler crabs underfoot." As the tide rolled into ...
The Asian small-clawed otter inhabits in the freshwater wetlands and mangrove swamps of Southeast Asia, southern India, southern China and the Philippines. It is the smallest otter in the world and is known for its energetic nature. For more information visit our animal guide, http://www.georgiaaquarium.org/explore-the-aquarium/interact/exhibits/river-scout/
River otters frolic on the Wild & Scenic Rogue River in Southern Oregon.
River otters Loni & Burt are released back to the wild in southern Ontario.
Filmed in the Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge in Southern Oklahoma. Family of three!
In southern Oregon, river otters are seen swimming and eating along the banks of this Wild & Scenic River. I was lucky enough to sneak up to about 15 feet above them as they snatched lunch from the rapids. This was my second encounter along this stretch of river.
The rare tradition of using otters to catch fish in southern Bangladesh is dying out as fish populations fall and riverbeds dry up. Duration: 02:22
The neotropical otter or neotropical river otter is an otter species found in Central America, South America and the island of Trinidad.It is physically similar to the northern and southern river otter, which occur directly north and south of this species' range.The length of the neotropical otter can range from 90–150 centimetres , of which the tail comprises about a third.Body weight ranges from 5–15 kilograms . ---Image-Copyright-and-Permission--- About the author(s): Chermundy License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 (CC BY-SA 3.0) Author(s): Chermundy (https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Chermundy&action=edit&redlink=1) ---Image-Copyright-and-Permission--- This channel is dedicated to make Wikipedia, one of the biggest knowledge databases in the...
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This week on Larry Smith Outdoors, we travel up the frozen Wolf River between New London and Fremont in search of classic Winnebago system walleyes. Plenty of nice walleyes to be caught, along with a few bonus sturgeon that always give your gear a workout. Join us this week for some river fishing action on ice!
In this Episode of The Outdoor Report TV series, we show you how to catch panfish in Otter Tail County. Matt Parker tells us how he uses long rods to catch Crappies in the reeds in the spring. He also tells us how this helps him find crappies in summer. Plus Garett Svir shows us why he loves Otter Tail County for ice fishing. Plus we talk with the MN DNR about the importance of protecting the resources in Otter Tail County.
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Sorry for the late upload! Ive been super busy moving into my first home and dealing with all that stuff. But.. i had to get something out there for you guys so here it is! This weekend was alot of fun. I had so much coffee its REDIC! Count how many times i say coffee or iguye and leave it in the comments lol seen all my belknap friends! See you all at Rockyboy!
In this episode we feature the birds and wildlife of the Peruvian amazon and Machu Picchu. Hosted by the Inkaterra family of hotels, we came face to face with sunbitterns, spectacled bears, Andean Cock-of-the-rocks, Andean Motmots, Giant River Otters and many more.