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River Otters of Alaska

River otters are amphibious animals that areRiver otters are omnivores and they eat a
related to the weasel family; sea otters arevariety of insects, birds, crustaceans, small
their cousins, along with mink andmammals and plant matter. When an otter
wolverines. A river otter has a strong neckcannot finish eating its prey, it will leave
and a jaw that is capable of cracking shellsthe  meal  for  other  animals.
of crustaceans plus teeth for ripping meat.
An otter has a long narrow body with shortOtters are social animals that live in groups
legs and webbed hind feet. The otter's tailcontaining combinations of males and females.
is also useful; it is powerful and it pushesSome groups can have all males, males and
the otter from side to side while swimming.females with pups, or females with pups from
The river otter has a soft pelt that ittheir current or previous litter. All of the
grooms itself; sometimes another otter helpsotters are friends with one another and
with the grooming, while in a social group.fights never occur within a group. Each
Its thick undercoat is the bulk of the furotter goes out and finds its own meal, which
and it has a thinner guard coat on thehelps reduce the risk of fights over food
outside. Its whiskers help sense obstaclessupplies. Both young and older otters like
while swimming or while on land. Hearing andto play with each another by chasing, hiding,
smelling are otters' best senses and sight isswimming and vocalizing; otters spend half
the poorest; they can see a bit better whiletheir day playing and the other half
underwater.sleeping. They sleep piled up on each other
and once they are all awake, they begin
A river otters weigh up to 40 pounds;grooming.
however, their cousin the sea otter can reach
over 100 pounds. Female otters are about aAn otter is an excellent swimmer and diver;
quarter smaller than males and can reach upit can reach speeds up to 10 miles per hour
to 30 pounds. Otters live to be 20 years oldwhile swimming on the surface or underwater.
both  in  captivity  and  in  the  wild.An otter will dive underwater for food and
swim to 60 feet below the surface; it can
Otters live throughout North America and haveremain there for several minutes. While on
the ability to hunt in saltwater orland, an otter has a great sprint speed,
freshwater. Many are found in Alaska on thewhich reaches 20 miles per hour when it runs
mainland, but few on the islands. Alaskansand slides. When an otter sees a human in
do not see them often; however, they leavethe wild, it will run for cover and slide
evidence which lets people know they wereinto the water. Humans are the main
around. Slide marks on riverbanks or sprayspredators of otters due to trapping; they
of urine help them mark their territories andonly have a few enemies in the wild, which
communicate  with  other  otters.are hawks or owls.



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