True Facts About The Otter

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Here are some true facts about otters. They aren't as cute and cuddly as you might think. They're actually pretty mean. You'll see.

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Linda Tanner on Flickr: goo.gl/OxNwxv
Jodie Wilson on Flickr: goo.gl/8gcwS
Teddy Llovett on Flickr: goo.gl/Vb0Ye9

Video Clips:
Otter and caiman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kXTD_UFS9Y
Otters "playing": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlTyBcu2__w

Sources:
11% of all otters are killed during mating: http://www.jwildlifedis.org/doi/pdf/10.7589/0090-3558-39.3.495

Otters abuse seals (Graphic pictures): http://www.aquaticmammalsjournal.org/attachments/article/505/36_4_Harris.pdf

Facts about spraint: http://www.domeara.org/2014/12/the-stench-of-compatibility-how-otters-identify-one-another-and-potential-mates-by-smelling-their-poop/

Music Credit:

Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G, Movement I (Allegro), BWV 1049 Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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