Tag - You’re It! - Otters play more than most wild animals. They have been observed wrestling, chasing other otters, diving for rocks and clamshells, swimming with pebbles or other small objects balanced on their noses, toying with live prey and sliding down mud banks or snow banks. “Play” activities actually serve a purpose – they are used to strengthen social bonds, practice hunting techniques and scent-mark territories. Additionally, sliding down a bank is a fast, energy conserving way to cover a distance quickly!
Pollution Monitors - River otter numbers declined due to habitat loss, water pollution, pesticide use, trapping for their luxurious fur and hunting by humans who thought otters were competing with commercial or sport fishing. Now that rivers and streams have been cleaned up, several states, including Colorado, have been reintroducing river otters to their former habitat.
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