River otters usually feed on slow moving fish such as carp mud minnows stickle backs and suckers that are from four to six inches long.
River otter prints in mud.
Otters frequently come out of the water and run along the river banks like this pair did.
In other words otter droppings.
Otter lutra lutra dropping spraint on rock at edge of lake.
Two otter trails follow the river s edge.
Keep in mind that the type of substrate sand mud snow etc will influence the overall track size and shape.
Sometimes only 4 toes show in the track and sometimes the substrate the snow sand mud etc is so poor that you can t see the tracks clearly.
A very nice set of otter tracks in fine mud.
Tracks of a river otter in snow with a 6 inch ruler for scale.
Sea otter enhydra.
European otter lutra lutra trail on snow and frozen lake at midwinter finland.
They have five toes on their feet and short claws that give their prints a pointed look.
Like other mustelids otter feet have 5 toes claws and a c shaped palm pad.
Otter prints can be found at the edge of river banks in gravel sand and mud and on tarmac if they have just left the river.
Toes fan out widely but webbing rarely prints except in mud.
A pair of older otter tracks in sand near a river.
These are 2 7cm long will contain fish bones and scales be tarry and black.
Otter tracks in the mud by the river wear.
At the top are the tracks of a raccoon.
Running stride is 12 24 300 600 mm.
Captive close up of a sea otter floating on its back point defiance zoo tacoma washington usa.
Look for signs of otter on muddy or snowy river banks where you can find prints and trough from belly sliding into the water.
An otter track is 3 1 4 80 mm wide or more about 4 long and often show only heel pad and claws.
European river otter european otter eurasian otter lutra lutra tracks in snow on partly frozen pond germany.
A domestic cat s tracks can be seen in the upper right corner of the photo.
They also have five toes a distinctive sign that it s an otter print.
Webbing doesn t always show in tracks and a trail drag may be visible in good substrate.
River otter trail heading toward the camera and raccoon heading away.
Close up of oriental small clawed otter amblonyx cinereus 5 years old lying in front of white background.
Otter tracks in the mud by the river wear.
Otters share many characteristics with their weasel family relatives.
Tracks in mud are likely to be more distinctive than tracks in dry sand.
A pair of river otter tracks in wet sand.
