While beavers and muskrats are both rodents, otters are carnivores in the family Mustelidae, the same family as weasels, wolverines and ferrets. Body size and shape of tails.

The bottoms of boats and docks can accumulate lots of dirt, but semiaquatic animals like otters avoid having ‘fouled’ fur. Their secret could one day help keep underwater infrastructure clean.

If you see a furry head with whiskers pop up in a local creek or wetland, it may be an otter. Or it may be a beaver.River otters were re-introduced to Western New York in the late 1990s after they ...

Not far from the beaver's dam, is a small lake where Fogle last spotted an otter swimming. You can explore the Great Parks of Hamilton County on your own or with a guide. More information can be ...

Beavers, with their relentless energy and remarkable ingenuity, are the unsung architects of nature. ... while mammals like otters and muskrats share space with the beavers themselves.

Beavers and river otters once thrived together across the Southwest, and they can again. As New Mexico invests in beaver restoration, let’s recognize the opportunity to also support river otter ...

If you do see an otter on the road, on the river bank, or in any body of water, report it to the Alliance, via a form on the ...

Underwater surfaces can get grimy as they accumulate dirt, algae and bacteria, a process scientists call “fouling.” But furry mammals like beavers and otters that spend most of their lives wet manage ...

Great Parks of Hamilton County see wildlife revival: Otters, beavers and other critters. Over more than 18,000 acres in the Great Parks of Hamilton County, individuals and trail cameras are ...

But furry mammals like beavers and otters that spend most of their lives wet manage to avoid getting their fur slimy. These anti-fouling abilities come, in part, from one of fur’s unique properties — ...