How to Use river otter in a Sentence

river otter

noun
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  • The river otters got a new home and exhibit last summer.
    — Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 14 June 2019
  • Everywhere there were birds; a river otter darted across the top of a levee.
    — Brooke Jarvis, New York Times, 31 May 2023
  • In past seasons, lynx and river otters have made appearances at the river.
    — Jeff Parrott, Anchorage Daily News, 26 June 2019
  • The Fish and Game Commission has banned the trapping of river otters, desert kit foxes and red foxes, among other species.
    — Louis Sahagun, latimes.com, 13 Sep. 2017
  • Indian River is the central channel in the route and, apart from race weekend, a great place to spot loons, osprey and river otters.
    — Elaine Glusac, chicagotribune.com, 12 July 2018
  • Mammals like the moose, river otter, and red fox can all be spotted on land, while close to 300 different varieties of bird have been recorded in the park over the decades.
    — Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 25 Apr. 2022
  • On Friday, wildlife watchers saw more than 40 salmon jumping through the series of short pools and drops, plus a family of river otters.
    — Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Jan. 2018
  • There are river otter toys, picture books, stuffed animals, socks, t-shirts and even artwork.
    — Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 18 May 2018
  • The new otters will add a lot of playful energy to the Aquarium's river otter habitat!
    — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 6 Apr. 2021
  • For a special treat, feeding time for the river otters is at 11:40 a.m. Admission includes bird of prey programs, keeper chats and Wild Bus Tours.
    — Roger Naylor, azcentral, 15 June 2018
  • In the dry season, wildlife enthusiasts flock to see jaguars lounging on riverbanks, as well as macaws, giant river otters and caiman.
    — Washington Post, 7 Nov. 2019
  • Officials have closed five acres of Manzanita Lake at the park after a man was bitten by a female river otter.
    — Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2020
  • Last week, researchers spotted a giant river otter in the wilds of Argentina for the first time since the 1980s when the species was declared locally extinct, reports Graeme Green for the Guardian.
    — Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 June 2021
  • This area will feature jaguars, monkeys, giant river otters, capybaras, birds and tapirs.
    — Rebecca Hazen, Houston Chronicle, 9 Apr. 2018
  • The prize for the cutest aquatic critter on our list goes to the aquarium’s North American river otters, which were all orphaned, rescued and raised by humans.
    — Linda Lombardi, chicagotribune.com, 11 June 2019
  • The aquarium is home to dolphins, sea turtles, river otter, fish, shark, pelicans and stingrays.
    — Richard Tribou, OrlandoSentinel.com, 6 May 2018
  • The half-dozen or so river otters that frequent the watershed clearly take a toll, but biologists think something else is killing them off.
    — Peter Fimrite, SFChronicle.com, 17 Jan. 2020
  • Most people have no idea river otters exist in Texas, much less in Buffalo Bayou.
    — Shanon Tompkins, Houston Chronicle, 15 Feb. 2018
  • Some of the wetland wildlife includes waterfowl, river otters, gators, turtles, snakes, ocelots, foxes, frogs and many other things.
    — Daniela Sternitzky-Di Napoli, Houston Chronicle, 26 Jan. 2018
  • Other animals banned from trapping in the state include river otter and red foxes.
    — Sara Randazzo, WSJ, 18 Sep. 2017
  • The giant river otter is pretty large compared to standard otters.
    — Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics, 26 Jan. 2022
  • The department and those in favor of this rule proposal draw parallels to the opening of a limited river otter season in 2015.
    — Sarah Bowman, Indianapolis Star, 10 May 2018
  • According to Fish and Game, river otter attacks have happened in recent years, but are not commonplace.
    — Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Sep. 2021
  • The odds of encountering a Texas river otter appear to have steadily and significantly improved over the past 40 years or so.
    — Shanon Tompkins, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Feb. 2018
  • The diet of the river otter is mainly made up of aquatic organisms including fish, turtles, frogs, crayfish, etc.
    — Cheryl Conley, Houston Chronicle, 24 Aug. 2020
  • Time moves slower here, perfect for lingering along the Sunshine Coast Highway to look for seals, porpoises, bald eagles, and river otters.
    — Outside Online, 14 Aug. 2019
  • One of the two domestic dogs that encountered the river otter was a puppy that had to be euthanized following the incident.
    — Kathy Leigh Berkowitz, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2020
  • Turtles, river otters, manatees, squirrels, snakes, snails and crayfish are all members of the Ichetucknee Springs ecosystem.
    — Patrick Connolly, orlandosentinel.com, 13 Aug. 2019
  • Rabies was also confirmed in a river otter, which Gerlach said has not happened in more than 20 years — showing the extent of spread happening in wild animals.
    — Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 2 June 2021
  • Three women were attacked by a river otter on Wednesday, in a surprising assault which was so brutal, one woman had to be airlifted to the hospital.
    — Evan Rosen New York Daily News (tns), al, 6 Aug. 2023

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