adult river otter | 7.2-7.75 kg | | late winter to early spring | | 1-1.3 m | | coyotes, wolves | | 2 years | webbed toes | all of Canada except the high arctic | dry wood chips, bark, leaves | fish, insects, frogs, tadpoles, newts, muskrats, meadow voles, shrews and beavers | up to 16 years in captivity | snowy, grassy or muddy hills | loutre de rivière | hollow logs, stumps, roots, beaver lodges | all winter | brown | sociable, playful and docile with strong family loyalty | fur | river otter | shrill whistle, chuckle, grunt | shores of deep, clear lakes, rivers, marshes and ocean bays | Lontra canadensis | | Order Carnivora | | Family Mustelidae | food under water |
adult female river otter | 7.2 kg | her babies to swim and hunt after they are 10-12 weeks old | late winter to early spring | 9.5-12.5 months | 1-1.16 m | her mate while their babies are small | coyotes, wolves | babies | 2 years | | all of Canada except the high arctic | dry wood chips, bark, leaves | fish, insects, frogs, tadpoles, newts, muskrats, meadow voles, shrews and beavers | up to 16 years in captivity | snowy, grassy or muddy hills | loutre de rivière | hollow logs, stumps, roots, beaver lodges | all winter | brown | sociable, playful and docile with strong family loyalty | fur | female mammal | shrill whistle, chuckle, grunt | shores of deep, clear lakes, rivers, marshes and ocean bays | Lontra canadensis | her mate to help raise their babies after they are 6 months old | Order Carnivora | live babies | Family Mustelidae | food under water |