Otters Having a Good Time Swimming and Playing

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Eurasian Otter
Member of the mustelid family. Long slender body, with a thick muscular tail. They have small ears on their wide heads, which barely sits above water when they’re swimming. They also have webbed feet for this aquatic life. Their fur is brown, changing to a lighter cream on their undersides. Males tend to be larger and heavier than the females.

Behavior
Secretive, solitary, and mostly nocturnal. Territorial by nature, individuals only tend to come together to mate. Mothers with pups are the most common social groupings of otters. Territories are marked by depositing feces (spraints) in prominent places within it.

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