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Lontra canadensis
River otters at Clearwater Marine Aquarium in Florida
In addition to being incredibly smart, otters are also marine mammals, just like dolphins! In fact, what makes them special is that they're the only marine mammals to have fur instead of blubber.
Spotted on Oct 20, 2011
Submitted on Oct 20, 2011
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Lazy day for the otters :)
One word lots of syllables aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwwwwww
What a cutie!! Doesn't look like he's missed too many clams....hahaha! I have been to the Marine Aquarium in Clearwater....such a wonderful place. Hope to go back someday.