Family: Mustelidae
Subfamily: Lutrinae (otters)

Species on page - 3 species in 3 genera out of 13 extant species in 8 genera

Sea Otters (Enhydra lutris)

Giant river otter (Pteronura brasiliensis)

North American river otter (Lontra canadensis)

Sea Otters (Enhydra lutris)

Sea otters (Enhydra lutris)
Family: Mustelidae
Elkhorn Slough
January 26, 2020
Canon 7Dmark2

Mother and child

Sea otters (Enhydra lutris)
Family: Mustelidae
Elkhorn Slough

Adult and adolescent

Sea otters (Enhydra lutris)
Family: Mustelidae
Moss Landing
January 26, 2020
Canon 7Dmark2

An otter one

Sea otters (Enhydra lutris)
Family: Mustelidae
Moss Landing
January 26, 2020
Canon 7Dmark2

From above

Sea otters (Enhydra lutris)
Point Lobos

Sea otters stoned

Sea otter (Enhydra lutris)
Lucille Packard Children's Hospital - LPCH
May 25, 2019
Canon 7Dmark2

Southern sea otter

Southern sea otter (Enhydra lutris nereis)
Monterey Aquarium
October 11, 2014
Año Nuevo Docent Day

Giant river otter (Pteronura brasiliensis)

Sushi

Giant river otter (Pteronura brasiliensis)
The Pantanal
August, 2014

Emerging

Giant river otter (Pteronura brasiliensis)
The Pantanal
August, 2014

Profile

Giant river otter (Pteronura brasiliensis)
The Pantanal
August, 2014

One and an otter

Giant river otter (Pteronura brasiliensis)
The Pantanal
August, 2014

Fish, again??

Giant river otter (Pteronura brasiliensis)
The Pantanal
August, 2014

Hand-held device

Giant river otter (Pteronura brasiliensis)
The Pantanal
August, 2014

When otters try to roll their tongues

Giant river otter (Pteronura brasiliensis)
The Pantanal
August, 2014

River on land

Giant river otter (Pteronura brasiliensis)
The Pantanal
August, 2014

Into the den

Giant river otter (Pteronura brasiliensis)
The Pantanal
August, 2014

North American river otter (Lontra canadensis)

North American river otter (Lontra canadensis)
Family: Mustelidae
Point Reyes
August 25, 2021
Canon R5

North American river otter (Lontra canadensis)
Family: Mustelidae
Point Reyes
August 25, 2021
Canon R5

North American river otter (Lontra canadensis)
Family: Mustelidae
Point Reyes
August 25, 2021
Canon R5

North American river otter (Lontra canadensis)
Family: Mustelidae
Point Reyes
August 25, 2021
Canon R5

North American river otter (Lontra canadensis)
Family: Mustelidae
Flamingo Gardens, Florida
July 26, 2017
Canon 7Dmark2

North American river otter (Lontra canadensis)
Flamingo Gardens, Florida
July 26, 2017
Canon 7Dmark2

North American river otter (Lontra canadensis)
Flamingo Gardens, Florida
July 26, 2017
Canon 7Dmark2

An otter's tail

North American river otter (Lontra canadensis)
Flamingo Gardens, Florida
July 26, 2017
Canon 7Dmark2

Marine Mammals

Otariids: sea lions and fur seals

Seals

Sea otters

Whales

Places

Año Nuevo

Elkhorn Slough

Point Lobos

Nature

Animals

Mountains

Sun and Moon

Last modified: August 27, 2021
Created: November 2, 2017 (from seaotter.html)
Name change: January 12, 2015 (from seaotters.html to seaotter.html)
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