Wildlife Spotlight: River Otter
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Beth Morford
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The playful river otter is a common inhabitant of the ponds and wetlands
on Jones/Hungryland. They use their short, powerful legs, webbed feet,
and strong tails to dive underwater to hunt for fish, their main prey.
They also eat crayfish, frogs, turtles, and aquatic invertebrates. Although
primarily aquatic, the river otter also travels across land, often in
search of a mate. In the early 1600s, King James I of England kept a
family of tame otters to catch fish for the royal table.
