| 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 length 1-1.3 m | |
| has temperament sociable, playful and docile with strong family loyalty | |
| has part long, streamlined body | |
| has part short legs | |
| has part small ears which may be closed under water | |
| has part thick, lustrous fur with dense underfur | |
| has part webbed toes | |
| is active all winter | |
| is nocturnal | |
| is a kind of river otter | |
| 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 | |
| weighs 7.2-7.75 kg | |
| 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 | |
| weasel | has Family name Family Mustelidae | |
| carnivore | has Order name Order Carnivora | |
| is carnivorous or omnivorous | |
| mammal | is warm-blooded | |
| may catch rabies | |
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