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Wednesday, July 4, 2018

Not independent yet


Encounters with River Otters (Lontra canadensis) always have a way of making you feel lucky.



Today (4 July 2018) we observed a mother and two pups.  Above, that's the mother in the middle and one pup to either side.


Here's a close-up of the mother and one pup (below).  It appeared that the pup was riding along on the mother's back (at least in part):



One more, of the two pups together:


River Otter pups stay with their mothers for about 9 months (!).  So these pups aren't independent yet, but they're in-training.

 P.S.  Happy Independence Day! 

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