To: T'wit
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/wildlife/riverotter.html River otter have long streamlined bodies and short, powerful legs with webbed feet. Although the record size for a northern river otter is 33 pounds and 54 inches in length, the average size is 18 pounds and 40 inches long. Males are approximately 17 percent larger than females.
Gross!
18 posted on
04/09/2004 4:39:33 PM PDT by
Lijahsbubbe
(If you knew what you were doing, you'd probably be bored.)
To: Lijahsbubbe
> Although the record size for a northern river otter is 33 pounds and 54 inches in length
Unfortunately, that doesn't answer our question. "Largest" here seems to be the weight, not the length; or at least we do not know which. So, it's still quite possible that some can reach 60 inches, even if it weighs less than the 33-pound record.
23 posted on
04/10/2004 5:13:32 AM PDT by
T'wit
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To: Lijahsbubbe
>> short, powerful legs with webbed feet
Also from memory, not from personal experience: Their rear paws are webbed (for swimming), front paws are not (for catching and handling food).
27 posted on
04/10/2004 5:31:13 AM PDT by
T'wit
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