The giant otter is a South American carnivorous mammal. It is the longest member of the Mustelidae, or weasel family, a globally successful group of predators, reaching up to 1.7m. Atypical of mustelids, the giant otter is a social species, with family groups typically supporting three to eight members.
Similar species: Carnivorans
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Uploaded Jun 13, 2022. Captured Jun 7, 2022 10:10 in 3FPJ+FX Filadelfia, Peru.
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We walked about an hour and a half through the forest to get to the edge of this small black water lake, and quickly spotted a couple of heads peaking out of the water about 50 meters away. Unsurprisingly, they spotted us as well but, amazingly, slowly swam towards us, until they were less than 10 meters away. Their massive heads and powerful teeth really make them look more like aquatic jaguars than relatives of our common little otters, an effect rather spoiled by the funny sneezing sounds they would occasionally make. Then they slowly swam a bit farther away, and one got out onto this trunk to check us out, which really revealed how big they are (1.7 meters in length). After a couple minutes, their curiosity satisfied, they swam away towards the other end of the lake and vanished. Posted 3 years ago
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