River Otter

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River Otter

• By
• Curtis Bordeau
• October 2008

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Life Cycle

• Born in spring
• Babies born blind
• Know how to swim when 2 months
• Young otters spend first year with mother
• Live 12 years in wild

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Habitat/Shelter

• North America
• Florida Everglades
• Continents except Australia and Antarctica
• Alaskan rivers
• Streams lakes
• Otters live in wet habitats
• Burrow along river banks
• Under rocky ledges
• Use abandoned dens

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Diet

• Fish, frogs, crabs, turtles, birds, rodents,
  rabbits, smaller aquatic animals
• Capture with teeth
• Hunt animals
• Crayfish
• Eat crustaceans, amphibians, and young beavers
• Gets food for baby

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Adaptations

• Long body
• Dark brown fur
• Small ears
• Blunt muzzle
• Excellent swimmers
• Torpedo shaped body
• Spend time playing
• Wrestle
• Hunt
• Family groups chase fish to shallow water corner
  them.

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Fun Unusual Facts

• Humans can help by not hunting

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Works Cited

• NatureWorks. Update N/A. New Hapshire Public
  Televsion. 30 Sept. 2008 lthttp//www.nhptv.org/nat
  ureworks/nw4.htmgt.
• River Otter. World Book. 2004. 2004.
• Stone, Lynn M. River Otter. Vero Beach, FL
  Rourke, 1995.