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The Otter Appreciation Thread
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Because DS needs a thread for otters.
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Long live otters :cool:
Otters consume mainly fish but many people think that they eat plants and berries. They are definitely meat eaters.
Male Otters are called meowters, females are queens, and the offspring are pups.
The Sea Otter is the only species that doesn’t have a muscle in the tail. The others use it as a powerful weapon and to navigate their movements in the water.
Otters spend the majority of their time on land but many people assume that they spend it in the water. The exception is the Sea Otter which does spend almost all of its time in the water.
There are 13 different species of Otters found in the world. There is evidence that they have been around for more than 30 million years. One known species, the Maxwell Otter has been extinct so there used to be 14 different species out there.
Antarctica and Australia are the only two places in the world where they aren’t found. While they tend to live in the cooler waters, they have been known to reside where the water is warmer and the land is sandy.
Otters are very closely related to badgers, ferrets and mink. They aren’t related to the beaver but they are often mistaken for them. They are also distant cousins of the skunk.
They have the ability to create and use tools just like beavers, monkeys, and apes.
The average life span for an Otter is 12 years. That can double though with one in captivity.
Otters are the smallest of all marine mammals in the world.
Otters can have a tail that is a foot long. It helps to protect them as well as to help them steer through the water. Generally the tail will make up about 40% of the body.
An Otter can remain under water for up to 4 minutes. They can also dive up to 250 feet in search of food.
Otters love to sunbath during the day and they are very active at night.
Humans are the main predator of Otters due to hunting for their pelts.
Sea Otters are the only species that have more than one pup at a time. They can have up to four but two is the most common number.
Otters are believed to be one of the most intelligent creatures in the world.
They are they only known marine animals that don’t have blubber. They have their fur instead to keep them warm.
They have the thickest fur of all animals with at least 250,000 hairs per square inch. Some species have up to 1 million hairs per square inch.
It can be hard to tell the pups from the mothers because the pups can be almost as long a their mothers at birth. Those that don’t know the males and females stay separated often assume this is a couple rather than a mother and a pup.
beavers can f*ck off :sleep:
Too cute!
Yay for otters.
I've just watched that entire clip. Otters are amazing. Why can't we get them to sort out the koala problem?
(this is actually the greatest thing I have seen in my life
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UP39lZ1nxw4
See there is a perfect example, they are trying to take over the Meerkats role now. No animal actors are safe !!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epUk3T2Kfno
I would so buy a house if there were visible otters. I cannot start the day unless I have seen some otters, ideally through a kitchen window.
BIB Be afraid. And as for the last bit - already in training for movie star status. Or a lead role in TOWIE.
I just died of cute. Officially.
One day otters will take over the world. In your face Koalas :cool:
From one group of tyrants to another. We're still doomed!
I wonder if otters were on the ark,since they are both water and land dwelling animals.
Go me, wow...