Description
COMMON OTTERS.
Date 1896
Source http://www.flickr.com/photos/biodivlibrary/6904732306
Author Duncan, P. Martin
Full title Cassell's natural history. Ed. by P. Martin Duncan ...
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cassell%27s_natural_history_(Page_200)_(6904732306).jpg

The Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra), also known as the European otter, Eurasian river otter, common otter, and Old World otter, is a semiaquatic mammal native to Eurasia. The most widely distributed member of the otter subfamily (Lutrinae) of the weasel family (Mustelidae), it is found in the waterways and coasts of Europe, many parts of Asia, and parts of northern Africa. The Eurasian otter has a diet mainly of fish, and is strongly territorial. It is endangered in parts of its range, but recovering in others.