North American River Otters Followed by Piscivorous Birds, and a River Otter Parental Distraction Display

We observed 2 Lontra canadensis (North American River Otter), likely an adult female and her nearly-grown pup, on a fall 2018 afternoon at a remote lake in Piscataquis County, ME. We witnessed 2 notable animal behaviors, a possible bird-otter foraging association and a River Otter parental display,...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Northeastern naturalist 2020-03, Vol.27 (1), p.N11-N15
Hauptverfasser:	Hotopp, Kenneth P, Hotopp, Alice May, Gorrell, Mary R
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Sprache:	eng
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