North American River Otter | #GiveThanks 2021 | E4 S2

#northamericanriverotters #riverotters #lontracanadensis North American River Otter | #GiveThanks 2021 | E4 S2 In this video North American River Otter | #GiveThanks 2021 | E4 S2 we celebrate that charismatic and slightly goofy animal the River Otter! North American River Otters belong to the Mustelidae family. They are a family of meat eating (carnivorous) mammals, including the weasel, badger, marten, ferret, mink, stoat, and wolverine. Mustelids are diverse and the largest family in the order Carnivora. The North American River Otter is confined to areas with permanent water. However, the name River Otter is somewhat misleading because they can thrive in a wide variety of habitats from rivers, creeks and streams, to coastal waters, swamps and lakes. It is endemic (regularly found in a certain area) to North America ranging through much of Canada and the United States, from the Atlantic to the Pacific coast, and from the Gul