Giant Otters eating fish on the Rio Piquiri

There were 5 otters in this family and they just rampaged through the plants by the river edge, we watched all 5 rush into the water hyacinths and 3 came out with large fish. They fished for fun, then guzzled the fish eating about 3 kilos per day.

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

Incredible! We were looking for them in Ecuador but missed them. Posted 2 years ago
1. NattyOne
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks, you must keep looking (I'm sure you will), as I think I said, once before, saw one fleetingly in Los Llanos in Venezuela then it was gone, here we saw them on four separate days, up to 15-20 mins a time - love them!! Posted 2 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    We only heard them, but they soon fled the scene :) Posted 2 years ago
  2. 1. NattyOne
      
      Lion
      
      Love their whistling, we were lucky, on the Sao Lourenco, they came up to the boat at one point 2-3-metres then under! Posted 2 years ago

The Giant otter

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.

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Similar species: Carnivorans

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Uploaded Jul 19, 2023. Captured Aug 15, 2022 12:38.

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