About the carnivorous mammals Taxobox name Otter image Fischotter, Lutra Lutra.JPG image width 200px image caption Eurasian otter Lutra lutra regnum Animal ia phylum Chordata classis Mammal ordo Carnivora Sea otter Enhydra br Lontra br Lutra br Lutrogale br Pteronura br Megalenhydris br Sardolutra range map Otter ranges.png range map caption Otter ranges An otter is any of 13 living species of semi ... invertebrate s, amphibian s, bird s and small mammals. The otter Rank zoology subfamily Lutrinae ... s, and wolverine s. Nomenclature The word otter derives from the Old English language Old English ... dictionary otter title Otter work Merriam Webster s online dictionary accessdate 16 September 2009 ref ref http www.etymonline.com index.php?search otter&searchmode none Etymonline ref An otter s den is called a holt or couch . A male otter is a dog , a female a bitch , and a baby a whelp ... month, the young otter can come out of the cave, and after two months, it is able to swim. It lives ... paws. Most have sharp claws on their feet, and all except the sea otter have long muscular tails ... kilograms 2.2 to 100 pounds in weight. The Oriental small clawed otter is smallest otter species and the giant otter and sea otter are the largest. They have a very soft, insulated underfur which is protected ... warm. Eurasian otter s must eat 15 of their body weight a day, and sea otter s 20 to 25 , depending on the temperature. In water as warm as convert 10 C F abbr on , an otter needs to catch convert 100 ... font size 90 line height 75 label1 Lutrinae 1 clade 1 Giant otter Pteronura brasiliensis 2 clade 1 clade 1 North American river otter Lontra canadensis 2 clade 1 clade 1 Marine otter Lontra felina 2 Southern river otter Lontra provocax 2 Neotropical river otter Lontra longicaudis 2 clade 1 Sea otter Enhydra lutris 2 Spotted necked otter Hydrictis maculicollis 3 clade 1 clade 1 Eurasian otter Lutra lutra 2 Hairy nosed otter Lutra sumatrana 2 clade 1 clade 1 African clawless otter Aonyx capensis ... more details
River otter may refer to River Otter , a river in Devon European Otter Japanese River Otter Neotropical Otter Neotropical River Otter North American river otter North American River Otter , a common animal in North American waterways Southern River Otter , found in Chile and Argentina disambig ... more details
Otter Creek may refer to some places in the United States Water bodies Otter Creek Tennessee , a tributary of the Little Harpeth River Otter Creek Vermont , a tributary of Lake Champlain Otter Creek Brewing located in Middlebury, Vermont Other uses Otter Creek, Florida , a town Otter Creek, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin , a town Otter Creek, Dunn County, Wisconsin , a town Otter Creek Outdoor Recreation Area near Louisville, Kentucky Otter Creek Township, LaSalle County, Illinois , a township located near Streator, Illinois Otter Creek Wilderness , a wilderness area in West Virginia See also Otter Creek Township disambiguation disambig de Otter Creek it Otter Creek ru ... more details
TOCright Otter Township may refer to one of the following places In Canada Otter Township, Algoma District, Ontario In the United States Otter Township, Saline County, Arkansas North Otter Township, Macoupin County, Illinois South Otter Township, Macoupin County, Illinois Otter Township, Warren County, Iowa Otter Township, Cowley County, Kansas Otter Township, Ellis County, Oklahoma Otter Township, Garfield County, Oklahoma Otter Township, Harper County, Oklahoma Otter Township, Kingfisher County, Oklahoma See also Otter disambiguation Otter Creek Township disambiguation geodis Category Township name disambiguation pages ... more details
Otter Island may refer to Otter Island, Alaska , island near Saint Paul Island, Alaska Otter Island Ontario , island in Ontario, Canada Otter Island South Carolina , noted in American Civil War accounts Otter Island Wisconsin , island located in Wisconsin, USA Otter Island Tangier Sound , island in Maryland Otter Island Scotland , island in Scotland geodis de Otter Island ... more details
wiktionary otterOtter s are aquatic or marine carnivorous mammals, members of the large and diverse family Mustelidae, which also includes weasels, polecats, badgers, and others. Otter may also refer to Places Otter, Germany , a municipality in Lower Saxony Otter, Montana , an unincorporated community in the United States Otter Brook Ashuelot River , New Hampshire Otter National Forest , Montana Otter Falls, Yukon , Canada Otter Trail , South Africa Otter Creek disambiguation Otter Island disambiguation Otter Lake disambiguation Otter River disambiguation The Peaks of Otter , two mountains in Virginia Vehicles De Havilland Canada DHC 3 Otter and De Havilland Canada DHC 6 Twin Otter aircraft Otter Light Reconnaissance Car , an armoured car built in Canada during the Second World War Otter Dinghy , a type of two man sailing dinghy Otter steamship Otter steamship , a sidewheeler used by the Hudson s Bay Company in the Pacific Northwest HMS Otter HMS Otter , several ships of the Royal Navy HMQS Otter HMQS Otter , a patrol and examination vessel of the Queensland Maritime Defence Force, and later the Royal Australian Navy USS Otter DE 210 USS Otter DE 210 , a destroyer escort of the United States Navy Otter ship Otter ship , an American sailing ship on which Thomas Muir escaped from an Australian convict settlement in 1796 Otter M49 Carrier, cargo troop, amphibious, full tracked ref ... People Anthony Otter 1896 1986 , sixth Bishop of Grantham, England Butch Otter born 1942 , U.S. politician and current Governor of Idaho Francis Otter 1831 1895 , English Liberal Member of Parliament William Otter 1768 1840 , first Principal of King s College London and Bishop of Chichester, England William Dillon Otter 1843 1929 , soldier who was the first Canadian born Chief of the General Staff of the Canadian Army Other uses Otter or tr , son of Hreidmar, a dwarf in Norse mythology Otter theorem prover , the automated reasoning system otter, a board used in trawlers and minecrawlers that holds ... more details
Otter River may refer to Otter River Massachusetts , a List of rivers of Massachusetts river of Massachusetts Otter River Michigan Sweet Grass Creek or Otter River, Montana Otter River Virginia See also River Otter , a river in Devon, England Otto River , a short river of the West Coast Region of New Zealand s South Island River otter disambiguation geodis ... more details
Infobox German location Name Otter Wappen Wappen der Gemeinde Otter.jpg lat deg 53 lat min 14 lon deg 9 lon min 44 Lageplan Otter in WL.svg Bundesland Niedersachsen Landkreis Harburg Samtgemeinde Tostedt H he 47 Fl che 34.13 Einwohner 1523 Stand 2006 12 31 PLZ 21259 Vorwahl 04182 Kfz WL Gemeindeschl ssel 03 3 53 027 Stra e Todtshorner Weg 9 Website http www.otter.de www.otter.de B rgermeister Herbert Busch Partei CDU Otter is a municipality in the district of Harburg , in Lower Saxony , Germany . Cities and towns in Harburg district References Reflist Harburg geo stub de Otter Niedersachsen eo Otter komunumo it Otter nl Otter Nedersaksen pl Otter Niemcy pt Otter Alemanha ro Otter Niedersachsen ru sr vi Otter, Harburg vo Otter war Otter, Alemanya ... more details
Otter Lake may refer to Canada Otter Lake Saskatchewan , a lake in Saskatchewan Otter Lake Airport in Saskatchewan Otter Lake Water Aerodrome in Saskatchewan Otter Lake, Quebec , a municipality in Quebec Otter Lake Provincial Park in British Columbia Otter Lake Nova Scotia , any of several lakes in Nova Scotia Otter Lake, Nova Scotia , a small unincorporated town in Nova Scotia Otter Lake British Columbia , a lake in the Tulameen Valley in the Similkameen Country, British Columbia Otter Lake Okanagan , a lake in the north Okanagan Valley, British Columbia Otter Lake Parry Sound District, Ontario a community in the Seguin, Ontario Township of Seguin , Parry Sound District, Ontario District of Parry Sound , Ontario Otter Lake Billings, Manitoulin Island, Ontario Otter Lake Jocelyn, Ontario St. Joseph Island , Algoma District, Ontario Algoma District , Ontario Otter Lake Minden Hills, Halitburton County, Ontario Otter Lake Madawaska Valley, Renfrew County, Ontario Otter Lake Northern Bruce, Bruce County, Ontario Bruce Peninsula , Bruce County, Ontario Bruce County , Ontario Otter Lake Faraday, Hastings County, Ontario Near Bancroft, Ontario Bancroft , Hastings County, Ontario Hastings County , Ontario Otter Lake Addington Highlands, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario Otter Lake Rideau Lakes, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario Otter Lake Huntsville, Muskoka District Municipality, Ontario Otter Lake Seguin, Parry Sound District, Ontario United States Otter Lake Illinois , a lake in Illinois Otter Lake Michigan , any of several lakes in Michigan Otter Lake, Michigan , a village in Michigan Otter Lake Elcho, Wisconsin geodis ... more details
Twelve ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Otter , for the otter . HMS Otter 1700 6 was a 4 gun ketch launched in 1700 and captured by the French in 1702. HMS Otter 1709 6 was a 14 gun sixth rate launched in 1709 and sold in 1713. HMS Otter 1721 6 was an 8 gun sloop of war sloop launched in 1721 and wrecked in 1741. HMS Otter 1742 6 was a 14 gun sloop launched in 1742 and sold in 1763. HMS Otter 1767 6 was a 14 gun sloop launched in 1767 and wrecked in 1778. HMS Otter 1778 6 was a 14 gun sloop captured from the Americans in 1778 and sold in 1783. HMS Otter 1782 6 was a 14 gun brig sloop launched in 1782. She was converted to a fireship in 1800 and was sold in 1801. HMS Otter 1805 6 was an 18 gun sloop launched in 1805. She was used for harbour service from 1814 and was sold in 1828. HMS Otter 1837 6 was a wooden paddle packet ship packet , previously the General Post Office GPO vessel Wizard . She was transferred to the Royal Navy in 1837, became a gunvessel in 1854, a tugboat tug in 1865, a coal hulk in 1878 and was sold in 1893. HMQS Otter HMQS Otter was a screw gunboat launched in 1884. She served with the Colonial navies of Australia Queensland Queensland Maritime Defence Force and Commonwealth Naval Forces and was sold in 1906. She was later rehired by the Royal Australian Navy as HMQS Otter HMAS Otter . HMS Otter 1896 6 was an Avon class destroyer Avon class destroyer launched in 1896 and sold in 1916. HMS Otter S15 6 was an Oberon class submarine Oberon class submarine launched in 1962 and sold in 1992. See also USS Otter DE 210 USS Otter DE 210 , a Buckley class destroyer escort Buckley class destroyer escort of the United States Navy Shipindex DEFAULTSORT Otter Category Royal Navy ship names ... more details
Multiple issues wikify March 2012 unreferenced December 2006 orphan February 2009 PFD Otter is a spokesman and advocate for water safety, who spearheads the Kids Don t Float program created in Homer, Alaska . The program loans Personal Flotation Devices PFDs to children and teenagers to combat the increasing number of drowning deaths. Today there are over 400 Kids Don t Float loaner stations in Alaska. PFD Otter, the official mascot for the Kids Don t Float program, appears in the semi annual newsletter and on signs at the PFD loaner stations. His most important goal is to ensure the safety of children and to prevent them from drowning. As PFD Otter says, Kids Don t Float Kids otter always wear a lifejacket while playing in or near the water. DEFAULTSORT Pfd Otter Category Child safety ... more details
refimprove date October 2011 Image Quay at Otter Ferry.jpg thumb The quay used by the Loch Fyne ferry Otter Ferry lang gd An Oitir is a settlement in Argyll and Bute , Scotland , formerly the site of a ferry across Loch Fyne . Otter Ferry is situated 9 miles from Portavadie where you can catch the ferry to Tarbert . The ferry is operated by Caledonian McBrayne . External links http robinwilson.net otterferrypier otterferrypier.html Panorama from Otter Ferry Pier QuickTime required Argyll geo stub coord 56 00 N 5 19 W display title region GB type city source GNS enwiki Category Villages in Argyll and Bute ... more details
unreferenced date June 2011 Notability date May 2011 Infobox book name The Odyssey of an Otter title orig translator image File Odyssey of an Otter cover.jpg image caption author Rutherford George Montgomery illustrator Hamilton Greene cover artist country language English language English series subject genre Children s novel publisher Golden Press release date 1960 media type pages isbn dewey congress oclc preceded by followed by The Odyssey of an Otter by Rutherford George Montgomery is a children s literature children s novel about a young otter named Flash who is separated from his family and captured by a trapper, before escaping and embarking on a series of adventures in his attempt to get home. It is an authorized version based on a Walt Disney film presentation. It has illustrations by Hamilton Greene . References Reflist DEFAULTSORT Odyssey Of An Otter Category 1960 novels Category American children s novels child book stub ... more details
Infobox park name Otter Mound Perserve photo Otter mound preserve sign.JPG photo width 275 photo caption Otter Mound location Marco Island, Florida coords coord 25.91173 81.69883 display inline,title area convert 2.45 acre created March 7, 2007 operator Collier County visitation num status Open all year Otter Mound is located at 1831 Addison Court, Marco Island, Florida Marco Island . The 2.45 acre preserve is located in southwestern Collier County, Florida Collier County in a residential area of Marco Island, known locally as the Indian Hills section. The preserve is maintained by Collier County. The preserve is named for a previous resident, Ernest Otter a one time owner who had occupied the property until 1997. Otter is credited for the unique whelk shell terraces that define the preserve s signature man made feature. The initial preserve was established with a 1.77 acre purchase in 2004 followed by an additional acquisition of .68 acres in 2007. History Otter Mound and the property surrounding it was a home site for early settlers in the Caxambas Village who worked in the Marco Island clamming industry. The Mound on which Otter Mound Preserve sits was constructed by the Calusa native inhabitants from oyster , southern surf clam , lightning whelk , and other shellfish species and dates between 700 AD 1200 AD. Geography Otter Mound is a man made tropical hardwood hammock formed by the Shell mound created by the Calusa natives, this raised area produced an environment that resulted ... and one hundred and twenty seven plant species have been recorded at Otter Mound Preserve. Other .... Whelk shell terracing Otter Mound s signature man made feature is the many terraced garden plots created with thousands of whelk shells. Ernest Otter created these terraced gardens in the mid 1950s. Image Otter Mound welk terraces.JPG thumb Some of the whelk shell terraces Public facilities There is a small ... Index.aspx?page 2888 Paper Otter Mound brochure Category Collier County, Florida ... more details
Otter Plain coor dm 71 30 S 7 30 E is an ice plain between Sigurd Knolls on the north and the Muhlig Hofmann and Drygalski Mountains on the south, in Queen Maud Land . Plotted from surveys and air photos by the Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition Norwegian Antarctic Expedition 1956 60 and named after the Otter aircraft used by the expedition. usgs gazetteer Category Plains of Queen Maud Land Category Princess Astrid Coast PrincessAstridCoast geo stub ... more details
Orphan date December 2010 Otter Rock coor dm 63 38 S 59 12 W is a high distinctive rock lying 3 nautical miles 6 km north of Notter Point , Trinity Peninsula . Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place Names Committee UK APC after the Otter aircraft used by British Antarctic Survey BAS . usgs gazetteer Category Rock formations on Trinity Peninsula TrinityPeninsula geo stub ... more details
for why this species is near threatened ref trend unknown image Otter in Southwold.jpg regnum Animal ia phylum Chordata classis Mammal ia ordo Carnivora familia Mustelidae subfamilia Otter Lutrinae genus Lutra range map European Otter area.png range map caption Range map species L. lutra binomial ... The European otter Lutra lutra , also known as the Eurasian otter , Eurasian river otter , common otter and Old World otter , is a Europe an and Asia n member of the Lutrinae or otter subfamily, and is typical of freshwater otter s. Description The European otter is a typical species of the otter subfamily ... habits. This otter differs from the North American river otter by its shorter neck, broader visage ... Davidson Godman, published by Hogan & Thompson, 1836 ref However, the European otter is the only otter ... 23 37 in long, not counting a tail of 35 45 cm 14 18 in . The otter s average body weight is 7 to 12 ... www.theanimalfiles.com mammals carnivores otter european.html 2011 . ref ref http www.purpleopurple.com ... and Feats . Sterling Pub Co Inc 1983 , ISBN 978 0851122359 ref Range and habitat The European otter is the most widely distributed otter species, its range including parts of Asia and Africa as well ... are sometimes referred to as sea otters , but they should not be confused with the true sea otter ... Otter.jpg thumb left 200px Otter feeding on fish The European otter s diet mainly consists of fish ... 3B2 2&size SMALL&origin JSTOR reducePage Territoriality of the otter Lutra lutra L. Erlinge, S. 1968 ... otter s Holt Animals holt den usually a burrow or hollow tree on the riverbank which can ... hit the fish and was sniffed back in by the otter. archiveurl http www.webcitation.org 5qIDV2lGC archivedate ... File Otterbones.jpg thumb 400px A European Otter skeleton The European otter declined across its range ... species otter.html title The Eurasian Otter Lutra lutra publisher English Nature date accessdate ... Otter Background to selection publisher Jncc.gov.uk date accessdate 2010 03 15 ref European otter ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 notability date July 2011 Mudge is character from Alan Dean Foster s Spellsinger series. He an anthropomorphic otter with a thick Cockney accent, a womanizer, a thief and a gambler who is the best friend and traveling companion of Jonathan Thomas Meriweather . These and other unsavory traits seem to be common to the otter species in the Spellsinger world, but Mudge takes it to the extreme. He initially encounters Jon Tom after more or less colliding with him in the Bell Woods. From that chance encounter, the two quickly become reliant upon one another and form the strongest bond of any two characters in the series. After many adventures and many more mis adventures with Jon Tom the wily otter finally settled down, somewhat, married the only otter he ever loved besides himself, Weegee, and had a few children. Category Fantasy novel series Spellsinger Category Spellsinger series Lit char stub ... more details
Dr Otter is a stop motion animated series produced by Ealing Animation and Cosgrove Hall . It was shown on CBeebies during 2001. There were 3 seasons in all. Plot Dr Melvn P Otter is the GP for a small group of animals. He lives in a delightful riverside house with his wife, Raylee and his faithful assistant, Flybread a cat . Each episode, Dr Otter is called upon to tend his little catchment area, which include Mrs Canny Body, Dunston the mole and the Rabbit family, as well as a newt called Lucky. Characters Dr Otter is voiced by Rob Rackstraw , who also voices the naughty scarecrow Spud, in Bob the Builder . He is rather a dapper otter, who always manages to unravel any difficult situations, usually caused by the inexperience of Flybread. He is a kindly soul, trusted by the tiny community. Raylee is his wife, she offers assistance in all the episodes. She is very level headed and calm. Flybread Dr Otter s assistant, has a tendency to arrogance, but he is really somewhat inexperienced and gets himself into amusing little situations, always to be rescued by Dr Otter or Raylee. He has a very posh accent. Mrs Canny Body voiced by Jan Francis is a delightful old lady who loves to bake cakes for everyone in the community. There is only one problem, they are as hard as concrete and everyone hates them In at least one episode the cake is used for a completely different purpose to that which was intended. for instance, a spare tyre Dunston is a very old and blind mole who lives alone ... Otter wiping off red spots on faces caused by felt tip pen, etc whilst poor Flybread tends to be poring ... Francis, the other characters are voiced by Maria Darling and Jimmy Hibbert . Themes Dr Otter is a very ... Dr Otter was released on Region 2 And Region 4 DVD on 10 Jan 2005. Episodes Season 1 2001 1.Colour Me Lucky 2.Blackberry Surprise 3.Melvyn s Birthday 4.Dr Otter s Mouldy Golf Bag 5.Doctor Donna 6.The ... 8.Mr Bumble External links imdb title id 0295082 title Dr Otter http www.toonhound.com docotter.htm ... more details
Otter Bay Baie de la Loutre is a natural bay on the island of Newfoundland island Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador , Canada . Coney Bay is east of it. ref name OfficeDavenport1884 cite book author1 United States Hydrographic Office last2 Davenport first2 Richard G. title Newfoundland and Labrador The coast and banks of Newfoundland and the coast of Labador, from Grand Point to the Koksoak River, with the adjacent islands and banks url http books.google.com books?id bmkDAAAAYAAJ&pg PA180 accessdate 20 November 2011 edition Public domain year 1884 publisher Govt. print. off. pages 180 ref References Reflist Coord 47.600 58.931 region CA type waterbody scale 250000 display title name Otter Bay DEFAULTSORT Otter Bay Category Bays of Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland geo stub ... more details
notability date November 2011 Unreferenced date November 2011 When Gene Wolfe finished the third volume of his The Book of the New Sun heroic fantasy epic, fans of the series began clamoring almost immediately for the fourth and final book in the tetralogy . As time passed and this concluding volume did not materialize, they began to root about for any information concerning the book, which did not even have a working title . The first glimmer was the title, which was announced by the Locus magazine Locus magazine as The Castle of the Otter . The Citadel of the Autarch was the actual name of the final work in the series. Author Gene Wolfe liked the inaccurate title, though, and used it as the name for a companion work of non fiction essays and un used materials from the series including an article about how Otter got its title . The Castle of the Otter 1982, ISBN 0 917488 10 5 is something of a collectable collector s item . Originally published as a small press edition by Mark V. Ziesing , it was also offered for sale through the Science Fiction Book sales club Book Club . The material in Castle of the Otter was combined with his short story collection Gene Wolfe s Book of Days to make the volume Castle of Days . DEFAULTSORT Castle of the Otter, The Category 1982 short story collections Category Fantasy short story collections Category Essay collections Category Short stories by Gene Wolfe Essay stub ... more details
orphan date March 2010 Infobox journalist name Jack Otter birthname birth date birth place age death date death place occupation journalist and editing editor alias gender male status title family spouse children relatives ethnicity religion salary networth credits URL agent Jack Otter is an United States American journalist and executive editor at CBS MoneyWatch.com . Previously, Otter was deputy editor of Rodale s Best Life ref http www.cbspressexpress.com div.php interactive release?id 23635 ref and former articles editor at SmartMoney . He has appeared on CNN , CNBC , NBC , Today NBC program Today , and The Early Show . He has written for publications including The Wall Street Journal , O magazine ref http www.oprah.com article omagazine 200803 omag financial security ref and The New Yorker . References Reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Otter, Jack ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Otter, Jack Category Year of birth missing living people Category Living people US journalist stub ... more details
Infobox film name An Otter Study image AnOtterStudy.jpg image size caption Screenshot from the film director producer writer narrator starring music cinematography editing studio Kineto distributor released film date 1912 runtime country FilmUK language Silent film Silent budget gross preceded by followed by An Otter Study is a 1912 in film 1912 UK British Short subject short black and white silent film silent documentary film , produced by Kineto , featuring an otter in its natural habitat, including groundbreaking footage of underwater hunting scenes. The film provided a novel treatment of the creature, which had previously appeared on film only as the victim of hunt films, with the unique underwater footage, shot by a cameraman behind glass in a tank concealed on the bed of the river in the opening scene, and a concluding scene, excised from the surviving print, in which it escapes the hunters. It was long thought lost until footage from a 1920s Visual Education re release of the film, re edited under the supervision of Professor J Arthur Thomson of Aberdeen University s Natural History Department, was rediscovered. ref cite web title Otter Study, An 1912 first Bryony last Dixon coauthors url http www.screenonline.org.uk film id 1272387 index.html work BFI Screenonline date accessdate 2011 05 25 ref References reflist DEFAULTSORT Otter Study, An Category British films Category Black and white films Category British silent short films Category 1910s documentary films ... more details
Infobox mountain name Peaks of Otter photo SharpTopWinter.jpg photo caption Abbot Lake and Sharp Top in winter elevation Sharp Top convert 3862 ft br Flat Top convert 3994 ft br Harkening Hill convert 3372 ft prominence location Bedford County, Virginia Bedford Botetourt County, Virginia Botetourt counties, Virginia Virginia, USA range Blue Ridge Mountains coordinates coord 37 26 49 N 79 35 01 W topo United States Geological Survey USGS type granite age Precambrian first ascent easiest route Hiking Hike The Peaks of Otter are three mountain topographical summit peaks in the Blue Ridge Mountains , overlooking the town of Bedford, Virginia , nine miles 14 km to the southeast along State Route 43 Virginia State Route 43 . These peaks are Sharp Top convert 3862 ft coord 37 26 00 N 79 36 18 W Flat Top convert 3994 ft coord 37 27 06 N 79 34 57 W and Harkening Hill convert 3372 ft coord 37 27 28 N 79 37 02 W . Manmade Abbott Lake lies in the valley between the three peaks, behind the Peaks of Otter Lodge and restaurant. The National Park Service preserves the peaks and lake as part of the Blue Ridge Parkway . Thomas Jefferson once wrote that the mountains of the Blue Ridge, and of these the Peaks of Otter, are thought to be of a greater height, measured from their base, than any others in our country, and perhaps in North America. Of course this later turned out not to be the case ... Monument . The story of how the Peaks of Otter got their name is not quite clear, though ... PeaksofOtterStory.htm The Peaks of Otter by Thomas A. Markham Image Buzzards roost pano.jpg thumb ... Peaks of Otter Lodge http www.lib.virginia.edu speccol exhibits nature peaks.html The Peaks of Otter http www.tommymarkham.com PeaksofOtterStory.htm The Peaks of Otter Story http www.peaksofotterwinery.com Peaks of Otter Winery http www.libertyhouseinn.com b25crash index.htm Five Army ... of Virginia Peaks of Otter Category Blue Ridge Mountains Category Protected areas of Botetourt ... more details
Taxobox name Neotropical otter status DD status system IUCN3.1 status ref ref name IUCN image Lontra longicaudis 2.jpeg image width 299px image caption Neotropical Otter, Corrientes , Argentina trend unknown regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Mammal ia ordo Carnivora familia Mustelidae genus Lontra species L. longicaudis binomial Lontra longicaudis binomial authority Olfers , 1818 range map Neotropical Otter area.png range map caption Neotropical otter range The neotropical otter or neotropical river otter , Lontra longicaudis , is an otter species found in Central America , South America and the island of Trinidad . ref name IUCN IUCN2008 assessors Waldemarin, H.F. & Alvares, R. year 2008 id 12304 title Lontra longicaudis downloaded 21 March 2009 Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of data deficient ref The neotropical otter is very similar looking to the northern river otter northern and southern river otter , which sandwich this species range. Overall length can range from convert 90 150 cm in , of which about a third of the length is comprised by the tail. The body weight can range from convert 5 15 kg lb . ref http animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu site accounts information Lontra longicaudis.html 2011 . ref This otter is found in many different riverine habitats, including deciduous and evergreen forests, savannas, llanos and pantanal. It is possible that this species prefers to live in clear, fast flowing rivers and streams, and is probably rare in sluggish, silt laden lowland rivers. It is a solitary animal and feeds on fish and crustaceans. It is an endangered species , according to CITES Appendix I. Subspecies Lontra longicaudis annectens Lontra longicaudis colombiana Lontra longicaudis enudris Lontra longicaudis incarum Lontra longicaudis longicaudis Lontra longicaudis raferrous References commons lontra longicaudis wikispecies lontra longicaudis reflist Neotropical Rain forest Mammals, A Field Guide Louise H. Emmons ... more details
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