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River Otter

Lontra canadensis

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Description:

Family of four River Otters enjoy sunbathing on a dock

Habitat:

Shuswap River, Mara Lake

1 Species ID Suggestions

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carlk25
carlk25 12 years ago
River Otter
Lontra canadensis


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9 Comments

Noah Ranger
AntónioGinjaGinja
AntónioGinjaGinja 11 years ago

Beautiful capture Carl,congrats and thanks for sharing

Lukas Ferrenburg
Lukas Ferrenburg 11 years ago

So cute!

Captain Nature
Captain Nature 11 years ago

Awwww!

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KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Very nice!
Welcome to Project Noah Carl!

Noah Ranger
MickGrant
MickGrant 12 years ago

Pardon on the previous comment as my Audubon guide has not kept up with a new classification. Lontra it is!

Ava T-B
Ava T-B 12 years ago

Cats with webbed feet who swim! I love otters. And welcome to Project Noah.

Noah Ranger
MickGrant
MickGrant 12 years ago

It should be Lutra canadensis I believe (Northern River Otter) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Ameri...

Noah Ranger
MickGrant
MickGrant 12 years ago

Lovely series!

Palaimon
Palaimon 12 years ago

Nice pictures!!! Thanks for showing!

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carlk25
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carlk25

British Columbia, Canada

Spotted on Oct 17, 2011
Submitted on Jan 10, 2012

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