Meet Splash, the Nation’s First Search and Rescue Otter

After training to detect odors under water, the aquatic animal has become a useful tool in the effort to locate missing ...
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River otter spotted at Lancaster County lake

WEBVTT ANIMALS FORCED TO EXPAND THEIR RANGE..ARE SHOWING UP IN SOME UN-EXPECTED PLACES. ONE IS A PLAYFUL MEMBER OF THE WEASEL FAMILY.. TURNING UP IN THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY. NEWS 8 NATURALIST JACK ...
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Curious River Otter Busts Through Frozen Lake to Say Hello to Lucky Photographer

Anyone can pick up a camera and learn the fundamentals of photography, but it takes a special set of skills and circumstances to become a successful wildlife photographer. You have to master the art ...
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Otters Dance Before Pooping, Plus More Fun Facts

Otters are carnivorous mammals in the Lutrinae branch of the diverse Mustelidae family, which includes weasels, badgers, stoats, wolverines, and ferrets, among others. There are 13 living otter ...
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Experts turn to specially trained otter for critical underwater missions: 'I think they'll be standard issue'

Peace River K9 Search & Rescue has made history by training Splash, an Asian small-clawed otter, to become the world's first mammal skilled in underwater search and recovery missions. "I think they'll ...
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Costa Rica’s Elusive River Otter: Behavior, Scat Clues, and Rare Video Evidence

Today we meet the most aquatic member of Costa Rica’s weasel family, the neotropical river otter. The neotropical river otter (Lontra longicaudis) is known as the nutria or perro de agua in Spanish.