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| Tweet Topic Started: Apr 11 2012, 06:39 PM (2,389 Views) | |
| Taipan | Apr 11 2012, 06:39 PM Post #1 |
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European (Eurasian) Otter - Lutra lutra The European otter is the most widespread of all the otter species. They can be found in freshwater and coastal areas throughout Europe, in north Africa and Asia. European Otters mainly feed on fish, but they will also hunt other aquatic prey, such as amphibians. European Otters have a body length between 57 and 70 cms (22.5 - 28 inches), a tail length between 35 and 40 cms (10 - 16 inches) and they weigh between 7 and 10 kgs (15 - 22 lbs). They have a long body and short, stocky legs. Their dense fur is brown in colour with a paler underside and they have a thick, muscular tail. On each paw they have five webbed toes which aid them in being excellent swimmers. ![]() Eurasian (European) Beaver - Castor fiber The Eurasian beaver or European beaver (Castor fiber) is a species of beaver, which was once widespread in Eurasia, where it was hunted to near extinction both for fur and for castoreum, a secretion of its scent gland believed to have medicinal properties. Re-introduced through much of its former range, it now occurs from the British Isles to China and Mongolia.The fur colour of Eurasian beavers varies geographically. Light, chestnut-rust is the dominant colour in Belarus. In Russia, the beavers of the Sozh River basin are predominantly blackish brown, while beavers in the Voronezh Reserve are equally distributed between brown and blackish-brown. Eurasian beavers on average weigh 18 kg, the largest specimen on record having weighed 31.7 kg. Beaver are a keystone species helping support the ecosystem of which they are a part. They create wetlands which increase biodiversity and provide habitat for many rare species such as water voles, otters and water shrews. They coppice waterside trees and shrubs so that they re-grow as dense shrubs which provide cover for birds and other animals. Beaver dams trap sediment and improve water quality; recharge groundwater tables and increase cover and forage for trout and salmon. ![]() ______________________________________________________________________
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| Bull and Terrier | Apr 11 2012, 10:00 PM Post #2 |
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I'm slightly favouring the otter, they are extremly though, but I really don't know much about beavers. So I will wait and see if someone has some information that will change my view. |
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| zombie | Apr 12 2012, 04:47 AM Post #3 |
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I also am not to sure about this matchup, but i think beaver might be able to pull it off. they have some nice teeth and can get agressive if disturbed, known to attack dogs.
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| Themetalboa | Aug 12 2012, 06:16 AM Post #4 |
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Autotrophic Organism
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Otter can drown beaver. Otter wins. |
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| Vivyx | Jan 1 2013, 09:51 AM Post #5 |
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Felines, sharks, birds, arthropods
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this is a deleted post
Edited by Vivyx, Nov 10 2015, 04:20 AM.
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| Taipan | Apr 12 2018, 09:04 PM Post #6 |
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Maybe you could give your opinion now! These are the American versions, but it shows, at least on land, the Otter appears clearly more mobile: |
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| Sparx | Apr 14 2018, 03:19 AM Post #7 |
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If at average.. I give it to the beaver. It appears to be more bulky and has some good incisors. At parity, the otter can pull it off.... |
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