Otter
noun
A type of mammal that lives both in the water and on land. Its body is long and it has webbed feet for swimming.
The otter slide into the river, caught a fish, and then returned to land to eat it.
Often appears as...
- sea otter
- river otter
noun
A type of mammal that lives both in the water and on land. Its body is long and it has webbed feet for swimming.
The otter slide into the river, caught a fish, and then returned to land to eat it.
Often appears as...
- sea otter
- river otter
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Pro Tip 1/3Habitat Specific
Otters are found near water bodies; differentiate between sea otter (marine) and river otter (freshwater habitats).
The river otter is adapted to the freshwater environment of rivers and streams.
Pro Tip 2/3Playful Creatures
Otters are known for their playful behavior, often seen sliding or juggling pebbles.
An otter was spotted sliding down a muddy bank into the water.
Pro Tip 3/3Endangered Status
Some otter species are endangered so conversations about them might involve environmental protection.
The conservationists discussed the urgent need to protect the habitat of the endangered sea otter.
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The science and...
you can see both parents mom and dad are deeply involved in the rearing and care of their young what is likely not obvious however is that until we place the camera and the Otters birthing den the general understanding was that not only our male otters not involved in the rearing of their young but that they
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Legends of Kingfishers,...
a show where we eavesdrop on the wild conversations we have here at natgeo and follow them to the edges of our big weird beautiful world this week i sit down to talk with photographer charlie hamilton james he talks about his unlikely journey and the kingfishers otters and vultures he's encountered
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Energy from floating...
Landing Marine Lab well we found of course that this material became overgrown with algae and we needed them to develop a cleaning procedure and we also looked at help sea birds and marine mammals interacted and in fact you see here a sea otter that found this incredibly interesting and what's
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Adorable Baby Animal...
diablo and his mate sophia are certainly playing their part in helping to maintain the survival of giant otters in this part of the amazon but so many cups will be quite a handful the family will certainly have their
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The Wild Animals of...
miraculously turn on so we've just seen three smooth-coated otters when they would move outside of the lake and one of them was eating a collie carp right in front of them now otters are pretty rare in Singapore and
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Small Creatures In Need...
here at secret world wildlife rescue in somerset the dedicated team will rescue over 5 animals and birds each year this includes foxes otters birds of prey and badgers most of which will be hand reared and
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Elaine Morgan says we...
because look at the sea otter. But you can say that every animal that has become naked has been conditioned by water, in its own lifetime, or the lifetime of its ancestors. I think this is significant.
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The Sea Otter's...
there are seals and the animal you might call the keeper of the kelp beds the sea otter they prey on clams abalone and sea urchins without them small undersea life would over graze destroying the kelp
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Reintroducing The...
we've come to the uk wild otter trust based in devon to find out more about these mysterious mammals the trust rescues and rehabilitates orphaned otter cubs caring for them and continuing their
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Spotting a Rare Giant...
them somewhere on the edge of the lake but it seems hearing them is far easier than sea so we followed their calls in the hotel emerge giant otters are incredibly rare it would be quite an
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The science and...
you can see both parents mom and dad are deeply involved in the rearing and care of their young what is likely not obvious however is that until we place the camera and the Otters birthing den the general understanding was that not only our male otters not involved in the rearing of their young but that they
Video examples
Legends of Kingfishers,...
a show where we eavesdrop on the wild conversations we have here at natgeo and follow them to the edges of our big weird beautiful world this week i sit down to talk with photographer charlie hamilton james he talks about his unlikely journey and the kingfishers otters and vultures he's encountered
Video examples
Energy from floating...
Landing Marine Lab well we found of course that this material became overgrown with algae and we needed them to develop a cleaning procedure and we also looked at help sea birds and marine mammals interacted and in fact you see here a sea otter that found this incredibly interesting and what's
Video examples
Adorable Baby Animal...
diablo and his mate sophia are certainly playing their part in helping to maintain the survival of giant otters in this part of the amazon but so many cups will be quite a handful the family will certainly have their
Video examples
The Wild Animals of...
miraculously turn on so we've just seen three smooth-coated otters when they would move outside of the lake and one of them was eating a collie carp right in front of them now otters are pretty rare in Singapore and
Video examples
Small Creatures In Need...
here at secret world wildlife rescue in somerset the dedicated team will rescue over 5 animals and birds each year this includes foxes otters birds of prey and badgers most of which will be hand reared and
Video examples
Elaine Morgan says we...
because look at the sea otter. But you can say that every animal that has become naked has been conditioned by water, in its own lifetime, or the lifetime of its ancestors. I think this is significant.
Video examples
The Sea Otter's...
there are seals and the animal you might call the keeper of the kelp beds the sea otter they prey on clams abalone and sea urchins without them small undersea life would over graze destroying the kelp
Video examples
Reintroducing The...
we've come to the uk wild otter trust based in devon to find out more about these mysterious mammals the trust rescues and rehabilitates orphaned otter cubs caring for them and continuing their
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Spotting a Rare Giant...
them somewhere on the edge of the lake but it seems hearing them is far easier than sea so we followed their calls in the hotel emerge giant otters are incredibly rare it would be quite an
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Dick Van Dyke
American Actor
All of us involved say 'The Dick Van Dyke Show' was the best five years of our lives. We were like otters at play.
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Leslie Nielsen
Canadian Actor
If I couldn't be an actor, I would only consider being an astronaut, a sea otter, or a gynecologist.
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Henry Williamson
English Author
Yet otters have not been hunters in water long enough for the habit to become an instinct.
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Dick Van Dyke
American Actor
All of us involved say 'The Dick Van Dyke Show' was the best five years of our lives. We were like otters at play.
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Leslie Nielsen
Canadian Actor
If I couldn't be an actor, I would only consider being an astronaut, a sea otter, or a gynecologist.
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Henry Williamson
English Author
Yet otters have not been hunters in water long enough for the habit to become an instinct.
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