European otter (Lutra lutra) on the bank of a pond European otters are found in parts of Asia and Africa as well as across Europe. They inhabit freshw

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European otter (Lutra lutra) on the bank of a pond European otters are found in parts of Asia and Africa as well as across Europe. They inhabit freshwater and feed on fish, birds, insects, frogs, crustaceans and small mammals. They hunt mostly at night and spend the day in their 'holt', a burrow in the riverbank that is entered from underwater. Photographed in Spain in January

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Size: 8640px × 5760px
Location: Pyrenees Mountains Spain
Photo credit: © Eyal Bartov / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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