The Cincinnati Zoo is dwelling to 2 North American river otters, Sugar and Wesley! Ranging over a lot of North America, the river otter survives wherever with entry to ample prey and clear water. With a streamlined physique, webbed ft, muscular tail, versatile physique, and waterproof fur, otters are designed for swimming searching for fish, crayfish, and different aquatic creatures to eat.
Otters den in a riverbank burrow, beneath a rock pile, in a thicket, and even in one other animal’s dwelling equivalent to a beaver’s lodge. The river otter is legendary for its playful antics – mud sliding, water sports activities and manipulating objects – which will increase coordination and sharpens looking expertise.
