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Recent Examples of otter
The report card draws on long-term population data to shed light on how otters, giant sea bass, Garibaldi fish and other animals are doing.
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Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2025
Catch up quick: Sea otters once populated the coast from British Columbia to Baja California, but they were nearly driven to extinction by fur traders in the late 1800s.
—Kale Williams, Axios, 29 Jan. 2025
Eurasian otters, also known as European otters or Lutra lutra, are a widespread species found across Europe, North Africa and southeast Asia.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 10 Jan. 2025
To see even more wild locals, cruise the Dora Canal, a verdant passage bordered by cypress trees and home to otters, herons, wood ducks, egrets, and more.
—Susan Hall Mahon, Southern Living, 17 Jan. 2025
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Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2025
Catch up quick: Sea otters once populated the coast from British Columbia to Baja California, but they were nearly driven to extinction by fur traders in the late 1800s.
—Kale Williams, Axios, 29 Jan. 2025
Eurasian otters, also known as European otters or Lutra lutra, are a widespread species found across Europe, North Africa and southeast Asia.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 10 Jan. 2025
To see even more wild locals, cruise the Dora Canal, a verdant passage bordered by cypress trees and home to otters, herons, wood ducks, egrets, and more.
—Susan Hall Mahon, Southern Living, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for otter
Noun
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One particular beaver, named Geronimo, became the program’s reluctant test subject.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Tables are broken, a beaver is thrown into a wall, glass bottles break (with the cost of their damage appearing onscreen) and a fish is used as a fire hose.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2025
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However, the baleens that exhibit flight — blue, Bryde’s, sei, fin, and mink whales — have more slender bodies, built for quick escapes, according to the study which was led by Trevor Branch, a professor of aquatic and fishery sciences at the UW.—
Monica Cull,
Discover Magazine,
7 Feb. 2025
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Europe is the world’s leading producer of mink pelts.—
ByJon Cohen,
science.org,
5 Sep. 2024
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Marvel Rocket and Baby Groot Minifigure Recreate some of Rocket’s adventures from Guardians of the Galaxy with this buildable and poseable figure of the beloved racoon.—
Mia Huelsbeck,
People.com,
18 Jan. 2025
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The Ledge Light Health District said that a racoon found on Cedar Drive in the town of North Stonington was tested and found to be positive for rabies on December 9, 2024.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
12 Dec. 2024
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The state has long handled mountain lions as most states handle coyotes, skunks, or badgers, with no rules governing take of any kind.—
Christine Peterson,
Outdoor Life,
13 Feb. 2025
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The final photograph, David Northall's 'Spiked,' shows a relentless honey badger doubling back to attack a porcupine that has left the badger bloodied and covered in large quills.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
5 Feb. 2025
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Ant nests can be huge underground labyrinths, and raccoons are experts at disguising their nests in trees, which are just a couple of examples.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Mar. 2025
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The list also included various rodents, a spider, pigs, goats, cows, a raccoon, hedgehogs, a crab and more.—
USA TODAY,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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Anchored to what is called a seawall, a wetland ecosystem for a diverse range of wildlife — including beavers, muskrats, snapping turtles and all types of insects, bats, and fish — has been created by mostly volunteers.—
Rick Kogan,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Feb. 2025
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The eagle looked right at us before resuming its aerial assessment, hooked yellow beak ready to snag a muskrat or bluegill from the ponds below.—
Jamie Siebrase,
The Denver Post,
5 Feb. 2025
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This acquisition will improve the habitat for Wisconsin’s endangered American marten, which has been facing a dwindling habitat.—
Noël Fletcher,
Forbes,
8 Dec. 2024
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With their larger competitors out of the way, the smaller, less numerous martens had some breathing room.—
Siddhant Pusdekar,
Journal Sentinel,
5 July 2024
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If the club compounds the loss of Miller’s offensive value by also losing Boeser, whether that happens this week or this summer, then the need for Canucks management to pull a rabbit out of a hat in grafting high-end attacking juice into the lineup will become even more urgent.—
Thomas Drance,
The Athletic,
5 Mar. 2025
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This allows the rabbit to choose whether to engage while maintaining a safe distance.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Otter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/otter. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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