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Nearly All Grown Up! On July of 2020 this family of river otters paid us a visit. At that time Mom was busy teaching them the finer points of getting their own food. <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/97650/river_otters_in_the_ocean.html" title="River Otters in the Ocean!"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2839/97650_thumb.jpeg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=ODl4scwN8t51ElbwiF8Rc6E2Z5Y%3D" width="200" height="152" alt="River Otters in the Ocean! Mom and two of her three kits swimming under our deck. They definitely swim with their eyes open! Canada,Geotagged,Lontra canadensis,North American river otter,Summer" /></a></figure><br /> Seems the lessons paid off! Canada,Geotagged,Lontra canadensis,North American river otter,Winter Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Nearly All Grown Up!

On July of 2020 this family of river otters paid us a visit. At that time Mom was busy teaching them the finer points of getting their own food.

River Otters in the Ocean! Mom and two of her three kits swimming under our deck. They definitely swim with their eyes open! Canada,Geotagged,Lontra canadensis,North American river otter,Summer

Seems the lessons paid off!

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  1. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    That's fantastic! Posted 4 years ago
    1. View gary fast's profile
      gary fast
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      It was lovely to see. So glad they came back for a visit! Posted 4 years ago
      1. View Christine Young's profile
        Christine Young
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        Hopefully they return again! Perhaps with future generations! Posted 4 years ago
        1. View gary fast's profile
          gary fast
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          Yes, don’t really know how many otters our local area can support or how territorial these otters are. Posted 4 years ago
          1. View Christine Young's profile
            Christine Young
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            Oh, very good points! Posted 4 years ago

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The North American river otter

The North American river otter is a semiaquatic mammal endemic to the North American continent found in and along its waterways and coasts. An adult North American river otter can weigh between 5.0 and 14 kg. The river otter is protected and insulated by a thick, water-repellent coat of fur.

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Similar species: Carnivorans
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Uploaded Jan 28, 2021. Captured Jan 28, 2021 08:41 in 315 Whaletown Rd, Whaletown, BC V0P 1Z0, Canada.
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  • E-M5MarkIII
  • f/4.7
  • 1/250s
  • ISO2000
  • 78mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.