Lutrinology (OTTERS) with Dr. Chris J. Law

YOU’RE NOT READY. But it’s time. Otters. Sea otters. River otters. Big beefy otters. Tiny otters. Giant river otters. Otters chasing you down the street. Dr. Chris J. Law, a professional Lutrinologist, shares tales about coastal vs. inland otters, otter terrorism, magical teeth, lustrous fur, rock pockets, kelp naps, otter terrorism, cautionary motherhood, toxic relationships, hand holding and why otters make you trust them, despite the fact that you should perhaps not trust an otter.

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A donation was made to Sea Otter Savvy


More links you may enjoy:

SeaOtters.com live otter cam

Dachshund bodies

Smithsonian report on otters killing dogs

Florida otters injure dog

Another attack in Florida – :35 sec gets attacked

Emily’s Bakery Chocolate Croissants

Conservation Success: River Otter populations continue to thrive in America

The North American model of wildlife conservation – Dr. Shane Mahoney

Article about Madonna Moss’s study — Study explores how Native Americans used sea otters

Archaeological mitogenomes illuminate the historical ecology of sea otters (Enhydra lutris) and the viability of reintroduction

Article on sea otters and native uses

Did Tlingit Ancestors Eat Sea Otters? Addressing Intellectual Property and Cultural Heritage through Zooarchaeology by Dr. Madonna Moss  

The Global Otter Conservation Strategy – 2018

C7 vertebra homeotic transformation in domestic dogs – are Pug dogs breaking mammalian evolutionary constraints?

Wait I have how many vertebrae?

River Otter Status, Management, and Distribution in the United States: Evidence of Large-Scale Population Increase and Range Expansion 

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Book of

Nice book on sea otters

How river otters select latrines

Odour dialects among wild mammals

Total Ecology piece on otter spraint

Jim Manthorpe loves otter poo okay?

Airborne vocal communication in adult neotropical otters (Lontra longicaudis)


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