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Lontra canadensis
I'm not sure if these are "river otters" or "Nutria".... survey says... North American River Otter
River Otters are found along rivers, streams, and lakes and also in estuaries, coastal bogs, and large marine waterways Sandy River,a tributary of the Appomattox/James River's
Lat/Long: 37.228893, -78.306899 37.243158, -78.318186 37.228893, -78.306899
Those are River Otters. Here is where the confussion may be: In the US there is an invasive large water roden (Myocastor coypus) with the common name "Nutria", however Nutria is also the Spanish word for Otter. So for example if I was speaking in Spanish and I saw a Sea Otter, I would say "Nutria Marina", a River Otter just a plain old "Nutria".
Spotted on Jul 17, 2011
Submitted on Sep 2, 2012
