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One of a pair! This is one of two river otter that I observed this morning. A confession, the photo was taken through our kitchen window. The two otter came up together from the water, rolled around in the thick moss and Shore Pine needles, piled up the moss and needles, both urinated on the piles, returned to the ocean and swam away! I am thinking the urine was used as a territorial marker.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/125768/a_pair_of_north_american_river_otter.html" title="A Pair of North American River Otter."><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2839/125768_thumb.jpeg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=UV3MmSOGXqvHjYrJ%2BmOZxqlSIzg%3D" width="200" height="150" alt="A Pair of North American River Otter. Taken through our kitchen window. They came to roll around in the moss and pine needles before piling up the moss and needles before urinating on the piles.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/125766/one_of_a_pair.html Canada,Fall,Geotagged,Lontra canadensis,North American river otter" /></a></figure> Canada,Fall,Geotagged,Lontra canadensis,North American river otter Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

One of a pair!

This is one of two river otter that I observed this morning. A confession, the photo was taken through our kitchen window. The two otter came up together from the water, rolled around in the thick moss and Shore Pine needles, piled up the moss and needles, both urinated on the piles, returned to the ocean and swam away! I am thinking the urine was used as a territorial marker.

A Pair of North American River Otter. Taken through our kitchen window. They came to roll around in the moss and pine needles before piling up the moss and needles before urinating on the piles.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/125766/one_of_a_pair.html Canada,Fall,Geotagged,Lontra canadensis,North American river otter

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    Calbost Niel
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    Great shot Gary .... got an eye on you Posted 3 years ago
    1. View gary fast's profile
      gary fast
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      Thanks! You are correct about an eye on me. I didn’t stop them from playing around. They stuck around for about 10-15 minutes. Quite the show! Posted 3 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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Uploaded Dec 13, 2021. Captured Dec 13, 2021 09:43 in 315 Whaletown Rd, Whaletown, BC V0P 1Z0, Canada.
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  • E-M5MarkIII
  • f/8.0
  • 1/160s
  • ISO1600
  • 138mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.