river+otter

Here are 100 facts on river otters! 1. The river otter is really active through early evenings to an early morning 2.They have been around for a very long time. 3.They are very good swimmers 4.The River otter normally weighs 20 pounds 5.The otter belongs to the weasel family 6.The baby otter is called a pup 7.an otter has 2-6 babies 8.they can stay underwater for up to 2 minutes 9.all otters has a stone that they carry around 10.They mostly eat fish and sometimes crab or crayfish 11.they have really soft underfur which protects them a little 12.Sometimes otters hold themselves up with their tails 13.Otters float in groups that are called raft 14.The otters play more than most wild animals 15.they have webbed feet 16.they have very sharp claws 17.they most likely live in lakes,rivers,streams,and ponds 18.they can dive deeper than 50 feet in the water 19.otters have a long slender and sleek body 20. The river otter is a carnivore and they only eat meat 21.They are found in the United States and Canada 22.The Old Male otter have white fur 23.The river otter washes after every meal 24.The female otter is a third smaller than the male 25.The largest river otter is the North American river otter 26.The river otter wraps it self in seaweed called kelp 27.River otters have long needle like whiskers 28.They are very active and fun animals 29.They are about 2 and a half feet longhttp 30.Sometimes they like to play fun games like follow the leader and also hide-n-seek 31.People think watching the river otter is amazing 32.They also live in large marshes 33.They like the water more than the land 34.They feel more at home in the water 35.It glides on its stomach in the water 36.Sometimes they move like snakes in a way 37.They have to dive underwater for its food 38.they can get up to 7 miles per hour in the water 39.When they are in a hurry they tuck there feet to their chest and its back feet close to its tail and ripples the body 40.The river otters body is well-suited for swimming and diving 41.They have webbed feet so they can paddle with power 42.When it is underwater sometimes it needs to make sharp turns so it can keep up with the fish it trying to catch 43.The river otter uses its long rudder tail to help make a change in the direction in a hurry 44.They use their flattened tail to help steer its self in the water 45.It has a sleek coat of fur that is warm and also waterproof 46.The otters coat is actually two coats 47.Their noses and ears are also waterproof too 48.The otter has built in nose plugs 49.It also has built in ear plugs too 50.At first glance the river otter looks very clumsy and weird 51.Even though the river otters legs are short and stubby their legs are very powerful 52.River otters can gallop so fast over a short distance, that it can outrun a man 53.It also searches for food on land too 54.The size of its feeding territory depends on the amount of food available 55. They travel a long way to search for food 56.The river otter will eat almost anything that sinks or floats 57.To find crayfish they dive and do a handstand 58.The river otter normally eats just after dusk and before dawn 59.River otters never gobble their food down in front of you 60.They eat about 3 pounds of food a day and that is about 12 large hamburgers 61.They sleep most during the daylight 62. They have really sharp teeth 63. They like to slide down muddy hills 64.They keep a chunk of food in its paws 65.They male otter weighs about 18 pounds 66.Weasels come in all sizes 67.The female river otter is slightly smaller than the male 68. The skunk is a close cousin to the river otter 69.Only some river otters live in a river 70.When the river otter dives into the water the next one goes back to surface 71. river otters have well-suited for swimming and diving 72.No water gets into their ears 73.They breathe out of their noses when they are underwater 74.When they are wet their fur looks like scale 75.When they are dry their fur looks fluffy and nice 76.They swim faster than a canoeist. 77.They swim more than being on land. 78.There coat is two coats! 79.They love doing tricks in the water. 80. They love playing with there relatives. 81.They also love to eat ice for treats. 82.They have built in nose plugs. 83.They also have ear plugs. 84.They can go fast on land especially when it is slippery they go fast. 85.The otters travel a long way to get some food. 86.They can out run a man. 87.There territory is large. 88.They are not picky eaters either. 89.They get the crayfish at the bottom of the river. 90.It looks like they are doing a handstand. 91.They usually get there food at the bottom of the river unless it is on land. 92.They love to lay on logs too. 93.They also like to dig holes and lay in them. 94.There whiskers are important to attack fish. 95.If they get food they take it to the surface. 96.They rip it up into many tiny pieces. 97.They love crab for dinner. 98.They blend in to the log because they are brown. 99.They just lay on a loose log a put there arms around it and sleeps. 100.If they walk trough deep snow they get stuck.