Pteronura brasiliensis Gmelin, 1788
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A giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis), photographed July 15th, 2008 at the Philadelphia zoo.
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My six year old says, "The giant otter picture is spectacular." He is interested in all mammals and wants to be a zoo dentist someday.
Just as a point of curiosity, since I just realised I don't know -- the webbing on the feet of this otter is distinctly pronounced, moreso than I remember from some of the other otters. Do ALL otters have webbed feet, though? Or do some not have webbing, or greatly reduced webbing from this?
@ Luna
All have webbing, it's just particularly "seal-like" in Pteronura.