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 length 1-1.3 m | |
has temperament sociable, playful and docile with strong family loyalty | |
has part long, streamlined body | |
has part short legs | |
has part small ears which may be closed under water | |
has part thick, lustrous fur with dense underfur | |
has part webbed toes | |
is active all winter | |
is nocturnal | |
is a kind of river otter | |
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 | |
weighs 7.2-7.75 kg | |
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 | |
weasel | has Family name Family Mustelidae | |
carnivore | has Order name Order Carnivora | |
is carnivorous or omnivorous | |
mammal | is warm-blooded | |
may catch rabies | |