Giant Otter out for a swim

We saw a family group of these amazing creaturs in the Pantanal while boating around the rivers looking for jaguars. No jaguars- but lots of other fascinating wildlife like these.

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

Saw a documentary featuring them yesterday, they are the size of a man :) Posted 5 years ago
1. Barry
  
  Lion
  
  Yeah, they are pretty amazing and relatively easy to see if you are in the right area (unlike jaguars!). I had seen several documentaries and was thrilled to see them especially as I had expected for them to be harder to see. I still have never seen a European or North American otter in the wild! Posted 5 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

Species identified by Barry