Giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) are, as the name would suggest, the largest living otters and the largest representatives of the Mustelidae. As anyone who has seen these animals in captivity or the wild can attest, they are also among the most gregarious of all mustelids and emit ear-piercing squeaks, squeals, and barks as they move around together. Groups are typically centered around a dominant breeding pair, residents defending territories against transients, and average group size is between 3 to 8 individuals.
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The younger Free-Ride offspring likes to draw, and seems to have a fondness for marine mammals. Today, we offer two drawings of otters.
Here's an otter with a sea urchin.
It must've seemed inevitable that we'd go to The Onion's vault for a reprint soon enough. And here it is. Originally appearing here, we reprint it in full below the fold.
I admit I'm a sucker for cute, furry things. But even those of you who prefer the scaly creatures have to be won over by these little fur balls: