Otter
Otters are carnivorous mammals in the subfamily Lutrinae. The 13 extant otter species are all semiaquatic, aquatic or marine, with diets based on fish and invertebrates. Lutrinae is a branch of the weasel family Mustelidae, which also includes badgers, honey badgers, martens, minks, polecats, and wolverines,More info:wiki
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1. Otters come in all shapes and sizes
There are 13 types of otter in the world, of all different shapes and sizes. Members of the otter family include the South American giant otter — which can reach up to 1.7m in length; the Asian small-clawed otter — the smallest of the otter family; and the sea otter, the heaviest, weighing in at up to 45kg.
2. Otters are part of a much bigger family
The otter is part of the weasel family which includes other carnivorous animals like the weasel, stoat, badger, mink and ferret. But the otter is the only one of this family who’s taken to the water.
3. Otters can be found all over the world — except two places
Otters have been highly successful in making their habitats in oceans, lakes, rivers and wetlands around the world. They can be found from North to South America, Africa to Asia, and all across Europe. However, otters have never set up shop in Australia or Antarctica.
4. Otters are very active carnivores
Otters have teeth perfectly adapted for crushing their favourite food — fish, shellfish and crabs! While crabs form as much as 80 per cent of the otter’s diet, they will also eat other water creatures such as fish and snails as well as small land animals such as lizards, frogs and mice. Otters will use their sensitive paws, claws and stiff whiskers to forage for food. They need to eat often and will hunt throughout the day — up to five hours!
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