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North American river otter (Lontra canadensis)
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Birds and nature (1906) (14750495555) - North American river otter (Lontra canadensis).jpg
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North American river otter (Lontra canadensis)


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Title: Birds and nature
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Subjects: Birds Natural history
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THE AMERICAN OTTER. In holes on river banks the Otter makes his home;From solitude—wild nature haunts—he never cares to roam;But swimming- in the waters and sliding- down the hills,He plays the g^ames of boys and girls, and fishes in the rills.Alas! the hunter sets his traps, to take him unawares,With spring-s of wire and teeth of steel unhappily he fares;His fur is fine, and soft, and warm, and ladies vain adore it,With neer a thought of pity for the little beast that bore it! IN ALL parts of temperate NorthAmerica this, the most interestingof the Otter family, makes itshome on the banks of nearly allstreams except those from which ithas been driven by man. It is muchlarger than the European Otter, has alonger tail, ana has a nasal pad be-tween the nostrils which is larger thanthat of any other species. Thoughclosely allied to the common species,it has distinctive differences which en-title it to be classed as a separatespecies. Its habits resemble those ofits cousins, but it has
Date 1906
Source https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/14750495555/
Source book page: https://archive.org/stream/birdsnature41906chic/birdsnature41906chic#page/n155/mode/1up
Author Internet Archive Book Images
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Birds_and_nature_(1906)_(14750495555).jpg

The North American river otter (Lontra canadensis), also known as the northern river otter or the common otter, is a semiaquatic mammal endemic to the North American continent found in and along its waterways and coasts. An adult river otter can weigh between 5.0 and 14 kg. The river otter is protected and insulated by a thick, water-repellent coat of fur.

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Scientific Name: Lontra canadensis (Schreber, 1777)
Synonyms: Lutra canadensis Schreber, 1777
Common Names:
English – North American River Otter, Northern River Otter, North American Otter, Common Otter
French – Loutre de rivière, Loutre du Canada
Spanish – Nutria de Canadá, Nutria Norteamericana, Nutria-de río norteamericana

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