The giant otter is
significantly different from other otters by morphological and
behavioral changes. It has the longest of all species of weasel family,
though the sea otter may be heavier. Well muscled animal's tail, another
70 cm (28 inches) to add the total body length. Early reports skins and
live animals exceptionally large males indicate up to 2.4 m (7.9 ft),
the occurrence of such intensive hunting likely reduced bulk samples.
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The giant otter is the shortest of all types of otter skin, is usually
chocolate, but may be red or beige looks almost black when wet. Water
trap guard hairs and maintain the inner layer is dried, the hair is
about 8 mm in length (third-inch), about twice the inner side of the
skin. Short nose and giant otters are bowed his head and give a
spherical appearance. The ears are small and rounded. Whiskers are very
sensitive to the giant otter (whiskers) that facilitates the animal to
changes in water pressure and flow, the following proof of prey.
Very
well suited for life in the water, close your ears and nose under water. Otters subspecies, the vision is usually normal or slightly myopic, both
on land and in water. The audience keen sense of smell giant otters
excellent. Dens to build giant otters that the holes in the banks,
usually with multiple inputs and multiple rooms. In Cantao State Park,
Otter dig burrows reproduction on the shores of lakes around July, when
the water is already very low.
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This makes it easier for adults enough
fish for young growing puppies and learn to fish. The details of the
giant otter reproduction and life cycle are rare, and captive animals
have much information. Women seem to be born, but in nature, during the
dry season births reached its peak. Studying captive specimens showed
that male copulation begins. The females have a gestation period
of 65-70 days, the birth of four 59 puppies. Mothers give birth hairs
and blind subterranean hideout near the banks of the river and fishing
spots.
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The giant otter is very sensitive due to human activities, where.
The longest documented life giant otters in the wild is eight years.
The giant otter is a predator, and inventory reflects the overall health
of coastal ecosystems A full year of study, the giant otter droppings
found in the Brazilian Amazon fish in all stool samples. Entrails were
large species that probably relatively shallow water preference for
visual orientation otters seem. Prey were also generally sedentary swim
short distances, only the giant otter predation helps found.