Guyana is even a member of CARICOM ... drinking home-made rum punch while hearing about her work rehabilitating orphaned giant river otters and tales of nature-seekers who came before – David ...

Guyana is famous for its relative abundance of iconic Amazonian species such as jaguars, arapaima (a “living fossil” and one of the largest freshwater fishes in the world), harpy eagles, giant ...

"In the shallow swamp of South China, it's possible that an abundance of big clams drove these giant otters to acquire their rare traits, including their crushing teeth and robust jaws." Wang, along ...

Guyana, in particular ... His daughter became the leading protector of giant river otters in this region, where she'd collect ...

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Three giant otters were born at Yorkshire Wildlife Park on 27 March The three rare otter pups were born at Yorkshire Wildlife Park in March It is the second litter born to parents Alexandra and ...

Chester Zoo are pinning the future of a rare otter species on a carefully planned bit of matchmaking. The three-year-old giant otter, named Manu, has been flown over 1,000 miles from Budapest Zoo ...

Sleep tight! Baby Mateo has been welcomed to Yorkshire Wildlife Park A giant otter baby has been born in Yorkshire Wildlife Park. Its parents, Alexander and Orimar, now have their hands full ...

Giant otter Manú has arrived from Budapest Zoo after being matched with Chester's Tibiri A rare male giant otter has arrived a zoo as part of an international breeding programme to protect the ...

With the demise of the wolverine (Gulo luscus Linnaeus) in the Adirondacks in the late 1700’s or early 1800’s, the river otter became the region’s largest member of the weasel family. Adults weigh 5.4 ...

The playful North American river otter is equally at home in the water and on land. It makes its home in a burrow near the water's edge, and can thrive in river, lake, swamp, or estuary ecosystems.