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Otter with Cat fish

Ictalurus punctatus

Description:

Otter pup with fish

Habitat:

These otters swim inland from the Delta and move from canal to canal looking for fish.

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11 Comments

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 10 years ago

and do you eat them raw and alive too?!

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 10 years ago

That's what I do. :-)

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 10 years ago

When feeding on catfish, the otter will usually leave the head untouched eating only the soft body parts

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 10 years ago

added another picture. These otters swim inland from the Delta and move from canal to canal looking for fish.

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 10 years ago

this otter showed me the cat fish which i had been looking for so long. The fish swim deep and it is hard to spot them.
i feel sorry for the cat fish though!

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 10 years ago

I would need to be at a zoo in this country Jemma :-(

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 10 years ago

Mark,once the words are out of the mouth,the wish comes true!

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 10 years ago

Ah great spotting Jemma. I'd love to see otters in the wild.

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 10 years ago

Thanks! They do have cat fish here.

LuckyLogan
LuckyLogan 10 years ago

It looks very similar to a channel catfish

LuckyLogan
LuckyLogan 10 years ago

Awesome find! That's a catfish :)

HemaShah
Spotted by
HemaShah

California, USA

Spotted on Dec 14, 2013
Submitted on Dec 14, 2013

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