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Family: Mustelidae
Size: It measures approximately 90 to 110 cm.
Longevity: It can live from 5 to 10 years.
Habitat: The otter lives in lakes, marshes, rivers and in sea bays.
Food: It feeds mainly on fish, molluscs, amphibians and small mammals.
Family: Mustelidae
Size: It measures approximately 90 to 110 cm.
Longevity: It can live from 5 to 10 years.
Habitat: The otter lives in lakes, marshes, rivers and in sea bays.
Food: It feeds mainly on fish, molluscs, amphibians and small mammals.
Did you know that the Northern River Otter is a very playful animal? It often plays with its prey by throwing it in the air, catching it and letting it escape, much like a cat with a mouse.
Did you know that the Northern River Otter is a very playful animal? It often plays with its prey by throwing it in the air, catching it and letting it escape, much like a cat with a mouse.
Otters are definitely contenders for the title of the cutest animal on the planet along with cats. Sea otters sleep on their backs in water. In groups, they often hold hands while sleeping so they don’t drift apart and to stay together. They are the only animal in the world that holds the paw of their loved one all night long without ever moving (even in the rapids) .
Otters are definitely contenders for the title of the cutest animal on the planet along with cats. Sea otters sleep on their backs in water. In groups, they often hold hands while sleeping so they don’t drift apart and to stay together. They are the only animal in the world that holds the paw of their loved one all night long without ever moving (even in the rapids) .