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Recent Examples of otter
There’s an otter puppet show and an otter story time.
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Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 17 July 2024
David stopped to point out the tracks of lynx and otters.
—Sarah Manguso, Travel + Leisure, 26 Oct. 2024
The second phase of Elephant Trek will open in spring 2025 and will include habitats for siamangs, babirusa, rhinoceros hornbills and small-clawed otters.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 1 Oct. 2024
Ample wildlife observation is also for enjoying — keep your eyes peeled for owls, herons, minks and otters.
—Kate Donnelly, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
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Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 17 July 2024
David stopped to point out the tracks of lynx and otters.
—Sarah Manguso, Travel + Leisure, 26 Oct. 2024
The second phase of Elephant Trek will open in spring 2025 and will include habitats for siamangs, babirusa, rhinoceros hornbills and small-clawed otters.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 1 Oct. 2024
Ample wildlife observation is also for enjoying — keep your eyes peeled for owls, herons, minks and otters.
—Kate Donnelly, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for otter
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Trapping beavers to meet the initial treaty requirements eventually became impossible.Andrew Sharp, Outdoor Life, 27 Nov. 2024
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Savannah enjoys photographing North American beavers in this pond in Jackson, Wyoming.Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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At last, a show about retirees, with their mink coats and cha-cha lessons.Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
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Wispy hybrids, classic sets, 35mm minks, and more, lash extensions provided a semi-permanent alternative to strip lashes and mascara.Cierra Black, Essence, 21 Oct. 2024
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Peanut the squirrel and Fred the racoon have captivated people across the nation − and rallied those who find the animals' euthanasia at the hands of the government unjust.Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2024
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On Friday, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and Chemung County Department of Health announced that a squirrel and a racoon had been euthanized to test for rabies.Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
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Found throughout Botswana, honey badgers are famously ferocious.Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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Mammals such as wolves and badgers also create dens.Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
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Research on dairy farms has shown the virus spreads efficiently between mammals, including from cows to other species like raccoons and cats.Evan Bush, NBC News, 6 Dec. 2024
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The company handles wildlife that shows up in unexpected, and often unwelcome spaces, and frequently posts social media videos of its encounters featuring creatures like bobcats, wild boars, skunks, raccoons and rattlesnakes.Leslie Katz, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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Edward’s parenting was particularly industrious, requiring his children to paint their own rooms, make their own clothes and earn extra cash by trapping and skinning muskrats to sell their pelts.Emily Blackwood, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
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The researchers also analyzed several other species raised for fur, meat, and medicinal purposes, including deer, muskrats, guinea pigs, rabbits, and badgers.ByJon Cohen, science.org, 5 Sep. 2024
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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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Absent any last minute rabbits videoed popping up in magician’s hats, then the key date looks like being January 19.Zak Doffman, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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Jaguars also eat peccaries, capybaras, pacas, agoutis, deer, opossum, rabbits, armadillos, caimans, turtles and livestock, depending on their habitat.Zach Bradshaw, The Arizona Republic, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Otter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/otter. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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