Giant+Otter

Giant Otter﻿ //Pteronuna// brasilie//n//sis The giant otter rangings in size form 145 to 180cm. Average male 26 to 34 kg and the average femal is 22 to 26kg. The body shaped is slender, streamlined, and serpentine. The bodies are flexible which allows them to groom every inch of fur. Giant otters are strictly diurnal. The behavior of an individual otter is grooming, sprainting, play, and sleep. The food of an otter depends on species, location, and season. Males tend to mature in there second or third year but most dont succesfully reproduce until there five or seven years old. Giant otters live in South America Cousin to the sea and river otters of North America as well as those of Europe and Africa. Giant otters live in lakes and slow-moving rivers in forest areas. In 1973 the giant otter was added to the endangered species list. There is an estimated two to five thousands giant otters currently left in the world. The two main causes of giant otter endangerment is pollution and habitat loss. The habitat loss is due to gold miners using mercury to separate or from mud relasing mercury into the air and it falls to land and is washed into the water system. Tourism stop taking away there habitats. The trade of giant otter fur was perhibated in 1973 now numbers are starting to increase. The Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973 was developed to protect plants and animals that were endangerd of becoming extincted. It was to help animal and plants that were close to being extinct increase in number. When a species becomes endangered they should put them in captivity and breed them. [] media type="custom" key="7590795" align="center"