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Which animals are otters most closely related to?
A. Badgers
B. Beavers
C. Squirrels
Answer: A. Badgers
Otters are one of the largest members of the Mustelid family which also includes badgers, polecats, martens, weasels, stoats and mink. The European otter (lutra lutra) can measure up to 5ft (155cm) from nose to tail.
What type of otter has the thickest fur of any animal?
A. Smooth-coated otters
B. Sea otters
C. Marine otters
Answer: B. Sea otters
Sea otters have between 600,000 and 1 million hair follicles per square inch (6.5sq cm). Unlike other marine mammals, they do not have a layer of blubber, depending instead on their thick fur for insulation.
Where would you find the giant otter?
A. Australia
B. Sub-Saharan Africa
C. South America
Answer: C. South America
The giant otter is the largest otter in the world, some growing up to 5ft 9in (1.8m) long. You’ll find it in the Amazon, Orinoco and La Plata rivers, often hunting for fish in family groups. These giants are unusual among otters in that they have a flat, paddle-like tail to help propel them along.
What playful activity do otters engage in?
A. Singing
B. Hide and seek
C. Juggling
Answer: C. Juggling
It might not be quite up to circus standard, but otters ‘juggle’ pebbles from paw to paw – and it’s not exactly clear why. Otters are playful creatures who are also partial to sliding on their bellies down riverbanks, snow, mud, sand – whatever’s available really.
What is a group of floating sea otters called?
A. A raft
B. A pelt
C. A logjam
Answer: A. A raft
Sea otters are sociable animals and like to float together when they rest. They sometimes wrap themselves in kelp or hold on to each other’s paws to stay close. A group of otters on land is usually referred to as a romp or a lodge.
Otter and his son Portly are characters in which classic children’s book?
A. Swallows and Amazons
B. The Wind in the Willows
C. The Jungle Book
Answer: B. The Wind in the Willows
Kenneth Grahame’s 1908 book tells the story of Mole, Ratty, Badger and Mr. Toad but Otter appears in a few chapters while searching for his son, Portly. Despite early critical reviews, the book has been adapted for stage and screen and is considered a classic of British literature.
What do otters use their whiskers for?
A. To keep dirt out of their nostrils
B. To impress potential mates
C. To hunt prey
Answer: C. To hunt prey
When otters are looking for fish to eat, their highly sensitive facial whiskers can pick up on vibrations, helping them detect the movement of prey in dark or cloudy water.
Sea otters are very intelligent and can _____.
A. Use tools
B. Wear disguises
C. Communicate in sign language
Answer: A. Use tools
Much like a skilled hiker with a trusty Swiss Army knife, sea otters often keep a rock handy. They have been observed using rocks to open shellfish or pry abalone off stone surfaces.
Which type of otter is a ‘Lazarus species’, previously thought extinct?
A. Hairy-nosed otter
B. Spotted-necked otter
C. African clawless otter
Answer: A. Hairy-nosed otter
Hairy-nosed otters, once common in Southeast Asia, were thought extinct by 1998. But new populations were discovered by a scientist from Thailand—and isolated populations have since been found in Cambodia, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia and Laos. They remain the rarest otter species.
Because they benefit the ecosystem, sea otters are known as a ___.
A. Savior species
B. Keystone species
C. Guardian species
Answer: B. Keystone species
Otters eat sea urchins, which keeps the urchin population in check. That in turn keeps the kelp forests healthy, which helps reduce the amount of CO2 in our oceans. If we lost the sea otters, the results would be disastrous, just like removing the keystone from an arch.
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