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Oriental Short-Clawed Otter

Oriental Short-Clawed Otter Information

Scientific Name: Aonyx cinerea
Family: Lutrinae
Status: Vulnerable
Diet: Carnivore
Gestation: 2 months
# of Young: 4

Oriental Short-Clawed Otters live in marshes, rivers, estuaries and are often found in mangrove swamps in many areas of south east Asia, including India and Malaysia. They eat a wide variety of fish, mussels, crabs, crayfish etc. The females are pregnant for 63 to 65 days and give birth to up to five young in a burrow known as a 'Holt'.


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