adult female river otter | allows her mate to help raise their babies after they are 6 months old | |
chases away her mate while their babies are small | |
has average number of babies 1-4 | |
has gestation period 9.5-12.5 months | |
has length 1-1.16 m | |
is a kind of adult river otter | |
is a kind of female mammal | |
teaches her babies to swim and hunt after they are 10-12 weeks old | |
weighs 7.2 kg | |
adult river otter | can swim | |
catches food under water | |
eats fish, insects, frogs, tadpoles, newts, muskrats, meadow voles, shrews and beavers | |
has breeding season late winter to early spring | |
has colour brown | |
has temperament sociable, playful and docile with strong family loyalty | |
is active all winter | |
is nocturnal | |
likes to slide on snowy, grassy or muddy hills | |
makes nest of dry wood chips, bark, leaves | |
makes sound shrill whistle, chuckle, grunt | |
reaches sexual maturity by 2 years | |
female mammal | gives birth to live babies | |
suckles babies | |
river otter | can be tamed | |
has distribution all of Canada except the high arctic | |
has habitat shores of deep, clear lakes, rivers, marshes and ocean bays | |
has lifespan up to 16 years in captivity | |
has name in French loutre de rivière | |
has scientific name Lontra canadensis | |
is amphibious | |
is intelligent | |
is eaten by coyotes, wolves | |
is trapped for fur | |
lives in hollow logs, stumps, roots, beaver lodges | |
mammal | is warm-blooded | |
may catch rabies | |
weasel | has Family name Family Mustelidae | |
carnivore | has Order name Order Carnivora | |
is carnivorous or omnivorous | |