Otter
Taken at Baron's Haugh on 23rd May 2017 using Nikon D5200 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens.
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Taken at Baron's Haugh on 18th May 2017 using Nikon D5200 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens. Fact File
Otter

Otter
Otter

Juvenile
Taken at Baron's Haugh on 19th November 2014 using Nikon D5200 with Sigma 150-500 mm zoom lens.		 Fact File
Otter
Playtime with Dad
Taken at Baron's Haugh on 13th October 2014 using  Nikon D5200 with Sigma 150-500 mm zoom lens.		 Fact File

Otter.
Species:
Order:
Family:
A.K.A.		 Lutra lutra.
Carnivora.
Mustelidae.
Eurasian otter, Eurasian river otter, common otter and Old World otter.
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Feature: 		Fresh water rivers and streams.They can live in salt water, but require regular access to fresh water to clean their fur.
Brown above and cream below,long and slender.57 to 95 cm (23–37 in) long, not counting a tail of 35–45 cm
The holt is usually a burrow or hollow tree on the riverbank which can sometimes only be entered from underwater.
Mainly fish. During the winter and in colder environments, though, fish consumption is significantly lower, and the otters use other sources of food, including birds, insects, frogs, crustaceans and sometimes small mammals, including young beavers.
Though long thought to hunt using sight and touch only, evidence is emerging that they may also be able to smell underwater – possibly in a similar manner to the star-nosed mole.