Otter

              The otter is a carnivore found all over the world.
 In some places you can't find the otter like in Australla,New Zealand, and Antartica.Some otters are
75 cm  long ,with the tail half as long as the body(37.5cm).
The head is broad and flat. the ears and nostrils can be closed when it's diving.The fur is chesnut , the legs are short but strong, and webbed feet have claws. A simler species is found in Amercia.

             Otters live in dens, usally by the side of water and with an under water entrance to the den. They feed on fish,small mammals, birds , frogs and crayfish.The animals
breed in the spring, and authorities have reported a gestion perod of about 61 days for the species already mentio


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