otter

As one of the most playful members of the Animal Kingdom, otters are often pictured fishing for food and interacting with one another.

Conversely, the Exxon Valdez claimed the lives of several thousand sea otters - which do not live along the Gulf coast.

The laws are designed to protect endangered species like badgers and otters, whose fur used to be favoured by sporran makers.

hardy British hound having long pendulous ears and a thick coarse shaggy coat with an oily undercoat; bred for hunting otters.

That means otters don't have to be considered during offshore oil projects and aren't protected from incidental take by fishermen.

The bright red color of a fire urchin warns predators that its spines are poisonous. Sea otters are the major predators of sea urchins.

First, the pollution theory is weakened by the fact that no one can really find any Dead Sea otters washing off on Alaskan beaches.

Otters and bears are the animals that joke most and bears, of course, are very close to men.

Jaguars, pumas, giant anteaters and otters make it one of the most diverse in the world.

Go wildlife watching on the rugged island of Mull for the chance to see eagles, otters and even porpoises.

West Highland White Terrier was originally used to hunt otters, foxes and rats.

But there was good news with regard to otters, bats and water voles, whose populations have increased.

He was friendly with old Mr. Bouncer; they agreed in disliking the wicked otters and Mr. Tod; they often talked over that painful subject.

In those locations that orcas can access easily, the number of sea otters has declined greatly.

sea otters are very active . They are always busy hunting , chasing and playing .

He's been missing for some days now , and the Otters have hunted everywhere, high and low, without finding the slightest trace .

Otters have benefited from cleaner rivers in Britain, following a ban on chemicals used in sheep dip in the late 1990s.

We're done here, Maria. We're coming home. . . Otters? There are otters here? You want a story on otters? I can't do a story on otters. . .

Visitors can stroll along unspoiled nature trails and see deer, bear, bobcats, otters and cougars at close range.

An attempt is being made to entice otters back to the river.

Its most eye-catching characteristic was Hughes's ability to get beneath the skins of animals: foxes, otters, pigs.

The friends were introduced : small game otters floating in mid-air balloon! ! Save them behind bars soon.

Employees, and sea otters are dressed as Santa Claus and reindeers, attracting the audience.

If one takes time to witness the dolphins or otters in the sea, one will find such creatures playful.

When the sea lion population crashed, they started fishing sea otters.

There British, American, Spanish and Russian trappers competed to kill sea otters.

Do you know anywhere in Stamford where you can see otters play?

Otters are most commonly found in the Pacific Northwest in waters off the coast. But they can also be found in Russia and Japan.

We observe large colonies of Indian smooth-coated otters (above) looking around.

Without sea otters keeping sea urchins in check, their population has exploded.

When sea otters find new objects, they smell them, hold them, play with them and hit them against other hard objects.

One of the few animals that use tools, sea otters use rocks to smash open prey such as sea urchins or abalone.

Other studies have found that SCCPs can cause slight egg shell thinning in mallard ducks and can damage the livers of otters.

Sea otters once again play in the waters of Alaska's Prince William Sound, and salmon and some other species have rebounded.

Aquarium workers rescue lost or hurt young sea otters and prepare them to survive in the wild.

Sea otters are the smallest of marine mammals.

The otters were rolling in ice cubes, eating shrimp and having a good old time.

Volunteers rushed to Valdez to scrub otters and ducks with gentle soap, only to watch them die.

As they sailed away a pack of sea otters swam out and gnawed holes in their boats.

Sea otters at a glassy corner of the harbor.

That turned your shoes into small, slippery otters.

Because of their dense soft fur fabric, like otters, it is known as Rex Rabbit.

The targets include large-scale talking animals such as beavers, skunks, otters and bears, some of which shoot water back at the riders.

Baby hippos , tapirs , otters and penguins, and the dog of war .

Fur hunters once pushed sea otters to the brink of extinction and a century ago only 1, 000 to 2, 000 individuals remained.

Sea otters are famous for taking meticulous care of their fur coats, making sure they are clean and free from debris.

Otters hold hands while sleeping so they don't float apart.

Otters are congenitally happy beasts.

Long- tail Weasels have long slender bodies . They are related to minks and otters .

Otters apparently enjoy a rather illustrious club of fans. Readers of Ms Darlington will be glad she is among them.

Today the otters are protected, and their numbers have swelled to perhaps 150, 000.

Adopt a sea otter. Factoid: Our sea habitats need sea otters in order to thrive.

Otters? There are otters here?

"Every few years there is a big outbreak that causes otters, pelicans or sea-lion deaths, " says Kudela.

If they could talk, the otters would tell Franzen to man up, chill out and have a sea urchin.

Animal tiger, leopard, deer, camphor, antelope, otters, giant salamander, Jiang 100 multiple abdominal Jinji ;

two otters, too swift, only caught their two tails

Can sea otters beat shells on their bellies with rocks

sightings of less common species such as eurasian otters and chinese pangolins are occasionally reported

the highest density of otters in Europe;