North American River Otter
We like to think of our North American River Otters as honorary River Museum greeters! A high-energy species, our River Otters, Tom Sawyer and Becky Thatcher, are always ready to say “hi” to guests and show off their swimming and diving skills! They became locally extinct (extirpated) throughout much of their native range, but through conservation efforts including reintroduction, their population number has increased in recent years. Our otters were young when they were found and wouldn’t have survived without parental care. Thanks to the intervention and specialized care of their rehabbers, they are now thriving at our facility! Did you know River Otters are members of the weasel family and use scent glands to mark surfaces in their habitat? This allows them to communicate their territory to other animals.
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