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Groups of
otters can be
referred to as a bevy, family, lodge, romp, or raft when in water,
indicating their social and
playful characteristics.
Otters are known...
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valued by
humans as food,
leading to
conflicts between sea
otters and fisheries. Sea
otters,
whose numbers were once
estimated at 150,000–300,000, were...
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North American river otters, like most predators, prey upon the most
readily accessible species. Fish is a
favored food
among the
otters, but they also consume...
- is most
likely determined simply by the
otters'
reproductive maturity and
physiological state.
Female otters become ****ually
mature between 18 and 24...
- Body m**** of the
otter generally ranges from 5 to 15
kilograms (11–33 pounds).
Neotropical otters will
communicate with
nearby otters via
scent marking...
- may
compete with
marine otters for prey, the
latter known to also
attack the
otters.
Orcas and
sharks allegedly prey on the
otters,
though direct attacks...
- away from the water.
Otters do not
visit or mark
every site daily, but
usually patrol all of them,
often by a pair of
otters in the morning. Research...
- surface,
otters row with the
forelimbs and
paddle with the hind limbs. When
diving under water, they
undulate their bodies and tails.
Captive otters swim...
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their establishment in 1995, the
Otters have pla**** at
historic Bosse Field,
which originally opened in 1915. The
Otters are the
oldest current team in...
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otherwise never have
received air service. Twin
Otters are also a
staple of
Antarctic transportation. Four Twin
Otters are emplo**** by the
British Antarctic Survey...
