| adult female river otter | allows her mate to help raise their babies after they are 6 months old |  |
| chases away her mate while their babies are small | |
| has average number of babies 1-4 | |
| has gestation period 9.5-12.5 months | |
| has length 1-1.16 m | |
| is a kind of adult river otter | |
| is a kind of female mammal | |
| teaches her babies to swim and hunt after they are 10-12 weeks old | |
| weighs 7.2 kg | |
| adult river otter | can swim | |
| catches food under water | |
| eats fish, insects, frogs, tadpoles, newts, muskrats, meadow voles, shrews and beavers | |
| has breeding season late winter to early spring | |
| has colour brown | |
| has temperament sociable, playful and docile with strong family loyalty | |
| is active all winter | |
| is nocturnal | |
| likes to slide on snowy, grassy or muddy hills | |
| makes nest of dry wood chips, bark, leaves | |
| makes sound shrill whistle, chuckle, grunt | |
| reaches sexual maturity by 2 years | |
| female mammal | gives birth to live babies | |
| suckles babies | |
| river otter | can be tamed | |
| has distribution all of Canada except the high arctic | |
| has habitat shores of deep, clear lakes, rivers, marshes and ocean bays | |
| has lifespan up to 16 years in captivity | |
| has name in French loutre de rivière | |
| has scientific name Lontra canadensis | |
| is amphibious | |
| is intelligent | |
| is eaten by coyotes, wolves | |
| is trapped for fur | |
| lives in hollow logs, stumps, roots, beaver lodges | |
| mammal | is warm-blooded | |
| may catch rabies | |
| weasel | has Family name Family Mustelidae | |
| carnivore | has Order name Order Carnivora | |
| is carnivorous or omnivorous | |
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