All About Otter

By: Mitchell Johnson

Mr. Erickson’s Class

Third Grade

The Otter is an endangered animal. This PowerPoint will give you information about where an Otter lives, what an Otter likes to eat, the early stages of an Otter’s life, why they are endangered, and how they are getting help.

Where an Otter Lives

• Live in rivers

• Live in zoos

• Parts of Canada and the United States

What an Otter Likes To Eat

• Otters are carnivores

• Favorite food is crayfish

• Also eat fish, frogs, water insects, crayfish, clams, shrimp, birds and rabbits

An OttersEarly Stages of Life

• Mother otters teach their pups to catch prey in their mouths

• Some mother otters begin to teach their babies how to swim when they are only 15 days old

• In the wild, baby otters are born on land

Why Otters Are Endangered• Only 20,000 remaining

• In1800, about 65,000 were trapped by hunters

• Farming and construction have destroyed much of their habitat

How Otters Are Getting Help

• When otters are sick, people take them to the zoo

• There is a group that keeps records of otters and monitors their population