River Otter

By Josh

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One of the habitats for River Otters is in its
name which is the rivers, lakes, and ponds
with fresh water.

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River otters live by
hunting their prey.

Some of its prey is

crab, fish, birds, and
small predators on the
ground. But fish is
there main food.

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They like to stay by
themselves and are
also very territorial. A
male otter will have
more than one mate
in his life. He will
mate with a female

Otter, then leave to

find another mate

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The family is usually
the mother and her
pups. They will be
taught how to survive
on their own when
they're ready to
leave.

The river otters body parts are on this picture

but I will still list the body parts
1. Eyes near head.
2. Closable Nostrils.
3. Sensitive whiskers.
4. Small closable ears.
5. Sleek body with deep brown fur
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6. Long, furry tail.
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7. Light brown, cream, or grey belly.

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Mating begins in December and last till spring.
The Male River otter will go on a search for
finding a mate. He will meet them and try to
play with the female, if the female plays back
he will stop his search, if she pushes him away
then he will keep searching.

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When they are around 2 or 3 years old and
find their mate they will have babies the
following year after. After the
reproduction the babies are
called pups and one to five
pups are born at a time.

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When the pups are born they should be about
4.5 ounces. The mothers will nurse the pups
for about 2-4 months.
After they are nursed they will be taught to
swim so they can leave their mom to find their
territory at one years old.

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During the first year of the pups life they will
learn to swim, hunt for food so they can
survive on their own.

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Most of their day is spent on grooming their
fur, up to 49% of the day. They groom their
fur by using their paws and rubbing against
logs, grass, and rocks. This is important for
them because it make their fur waterproof.

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The River Otter is more active at night then
day and they will play a lot and they will not
be picky where they sleep but they usually
sleep on land.

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Fun Facts For
River Otters like to slide on their bellies like
penguins, but they will slide down muddy hills
and snow covered hills. They spend most of
their time in the water but they do travel on
land looking for a mate.

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