Otters are the most amazing creatures; they give unconditional love.
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Otters are the most amazing creatures; they give unconditional love.
Otters are the most amazing creatures; they give unconditional love.
Otters are the most amazing creatures; they give unconditional love.
Otters are the most amazing creatures; they give unconditional love.
Otters are the most amazing creatures; they give unconditional love.
Otters are the most amazing creatures; they give unconditional love.
Giant Otter - The Chestnut Centre, Chapel en le Frith, Derbyshire.
Otters are the most amazing creatures; they give unconditional love.
Otters are the most amazing creatures; they give unconditional love.
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Otters are the most amazing creatures; they give unconditional love.
The Giant Otter, Pteronura brasiliensis, is a South American carnivorous mammal that lives mostly in and along the Amazon River and in the Pantanal. Atypical of mustelids, it is a social species that live in family groups of three to eight members. They are the noisiest otter species. The Giant Otter has a body length in the range of 33.9”-47.2” (86-120 cm) and total weight of 48.5-75 lb (22-34 kg). Giant Otters have a shoulder height between 13.8”-19.7” (35-50 cm), body width of 8.7”-11.8” (22-30 cm), and tail length of 17.7”-25.6” (45-65 cm). The typical lifespan of the Giant Otter is between 8-20 years.
One of the most exciting encounters during our trip to Brazil and Argentina was finding a family party of 10 Giant Otters in the Amazon. From the comfort of a motorboat we were searching the banks of the vast Rio Cristalino and its tributaries just after dawn. The boatman and our guide spotted the group at the same time and, after cutting the engine, we were able to drift silently to within 10 metres of the otters as the youngsters played under the watchful eyes of their parents. The Giant Otter is endemic to South America. It is found throughout the Orinoco, Amazon, and La Plata River systems, which range from east of the Andes mountains in northern Argentina north to Venezuela and Colombia. Thanks for taking the time to view and comment on my photographs – it is greatly appreciated and encouraging! © Roger Wasley 2015 all rights reserved. Unauthorized use or reproduction for any reason is prohibited.
Otters are the most amazing creatures; they give unconditional love.
Up close in the Rio Cuiaba, near Porto Jofre.
