Interesting facts about the otter
They at times hold hands while walking just like humans do, and just like humans, they also employ the use of tools to make their life easier. The otter is a small mammal that is interesting. It is from the same family as the honey badger, minks and polecats as well as wolverines and martens; the family Mustelidae also known as the weasel family.
There are 13 species of the otter that are in existence today and these are the Lutrogale perspicillata, Hydrictis maculicollis, Lutra lutra, Pteronura brasiliensis, Lontra provocax, Aonyx cinerea, Lontra canadensis, Lutra nippon, Aonyx capensis, Lutra sumatrana, Enhydra lutris, Longtra longicaudis and Amblonyx cinereus.
Some otters,such as the sea otter live almost completely aquatic lives while others are semi-aquatic, however all otters are adapted to life in the …show more content…
These are the only two places where otters cannot be found.
These animals are said to have been around for more than 5 million years. They live for about 10 years on average in the wild, however this can double when they are in captivity and they can live for up to 20 years.
They are active during the night, hunting and feeding while during the day they will spend their time sunbathing so as to keep warm. They are really intelligent animals and they are considered to be among some of the most skilled animals in the world.
A group of otters is referred to as a bevy of otters, or a romp of otters. Normally the males and females will stay segregated. They have a thick, double layered fur that serves various purposes.
Otters live in dens that are known as holts and they make their holts or rocky terrain or they may make them under the roots of big trees. They are playful and like to have a good time; therefore otters will make waterslides which they use to slide into the water just for fun as well as playing with stones.
Characteristics of the
They at times hold hands while walking just like humans do, and just like humans, they also employ the use of tools to make their life easier. The otter is a small mammal that is interesting. It is from the same family as the honey badger, minks and polecats as well as wolverines and martens; the family Mustelidae also known as the weasel family.
There are 13 species of the otter that are in existence today and these are the Lutrogale perspicillata, Hydrictis maculicollis, Lutra lutra, Pteronura brasiliensis, Lontra provocax, Aonyx cinerea, Lontra canadensis, Lutra nippon, Aonyx capensis, Lutra sumatrana, Enhydra lutris, Longtra longicaudis and Amblonyx cinereus.
Some otters,such as the sea otter live almost completely aquatic lives while others are semi-aquatic, however all otters are adapted to life in the …show more content…
These are the only two places where otters cannot be found.
These animals are said to have been around for more than 5 million years. They live for about 10 years on average in the wild, however this can double when they are in captivity and they can live for up to 20 years.
They are active during the night, hunting and feeding while during the day they will spend their time sunbathing so as to keep warm. They are really intelligent animals and they are considered to be among some of the most skilled animals in the world.
A group of otters is referred to as a bevy of otters, or a romp of otters. Normally the males and females will stay segregated. They have a thick, double layered fur that serves various purposes.
Otters live in dens that are known as holts and they make their holts or rocky terrain or they may make them under the roots of big trees. They are playful and like to have a good time; therefore otters will make waterslides which they use to slide into the water just for fun as well as playing with stones.
Characteristics of the