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River Otters

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August 14, 2025

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A wooden overlook on SERC’s Fox Creek Nature Trail, which river otters frequently use as a popular latrine site. A wildlife camera is attached to the gate to capture footage of otters when they visit. (Credit: Karen McDonald, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center)

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Footprint of a North American river otter (Lontra canadensis) on a beach at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center.

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