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Title: Otters
Post by solotripper on Aug 4^th, 2023 at 4:16pm

You've probably heard about the 3 women in Montana who were attacked by that river otter.

Rare occurrence but it just shows they are more than capable of doing some serious damage to you IF they got a hold of you.

I love to see them in the Q but I have a new found respect for them after that story and this video.

Maybe not for kids to see but it shows just how smart they are and what they can do if so inclined. :-? :'( ;D

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Title: Re: Otters
Post by Jimbo on Aug 5^th, 2023 at 1:01pm

Pretty gruesome stuff.

Jimbo 8-)

Title: Re: Otters
Post by portage dog on Aug 6^th, 2023 at 2:20pm

We ran across some curious otters on day 1 on our 17-27 July trip on the lily pad choked creek running north out of Sunday Bay up to South Lake. We left there with zero injuries, a couple pics and memories of a cool experience. There were no 'hold my beer' moments. Of course, we didn't have any beer...... ::)

pd

Title: Re: Otters
Post by Magicpaddler on Aug 8^th, 2023 at 11:22am

PD What we saw were not river otter. River otters are a much bigger animal. I ran on to a family of river otters on Allan Creek one time. More brazen than the ones we saw. I raised my paddle over them to keep them away from my canoe.

Title: Re: Otters
Post by Jimbo on Aug 8^th, 2023 at 12:22pm

Back in the mid 1990s, my buddy & I rounded the bend on Yeh Lake and watched maybe a dozen or so otters (young & old) slip-sliding & frolicking on the shield rock at the edge of the lake. They were so engrossed, it was maybe 10-15 seconds before they noticed us. When they did, they all scrambled for the water. Then, I'd say half of them started "circling" our canoe. A couple of the larger ones even "barked" at us. Properly scolded, we elected to paddle on.

That was one of my stranger animal encounters in the North Woods. Very interesting critters.

Jimbo 8-)

Title: Re: Otters
Post by solotripper on Aug 8^th, 2023 at 2:24pm

They are very smart animals. That video shows how smart they are. Most people would think wild critters wouldn't want anything to do with a big snapping turtle.

Instead that otter stayed out of snapping range, came in from the back and went under and flipped the snapper on his back and it was all over.

Reminded me of watching a mongoose kill a big cobra. The difference in intelligence from a reptile brain and a warm blooded mammal brain.

Title: Re: Otters
Post by db on Aug 8^th, 2023 at 5:26pm

The bite may be worse than the bark.

So cute.
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Title: Re: Otters
Post by db on Aug 8^th, 2023 at 5:51pm

Never heard about it so I looked.

Keep your distance?

Ha! I expect the Pheasant on the wall probably agrees. ;)

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