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Handout
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Northern River Otter

For Students 4th - 8th
River Otters can be thought of - and in a very real sense are - semi-aquatic weasels. Like fishers, martens, and mink, they have long, slender bodies, short limbs, and a short face, plus a set of adaptations for their aquatic lifestyle:...