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The otter will then go to the Monterey Bay Aquarium for up to eight weeks of critical care.
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Cierra Morgan, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
The Detroit Zoo will be posting updates as the pups continue to grow and hit new milestones, so following the zoo’s social media is your best bet for the freshest otter content.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2026
And somewhere in Detroit, a summer otter debut is taking shape.
—Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2026
The North American river otter is one of only two native otter species in the country, according to the Missouri Department of Conservation.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2026
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Cierra Morgan, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
The Detroit Zoo will be posting updates as the pups continue to grow and hit new milestones, so following the zoo’s social media is your best bet for the freshest otter content.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2026
And somewhere in Detroit, a summer otter debut is taking shape.
—Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2026
The North American river otter is one of only two native otter species in the country, according to the Missouri Department of Conservation.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for otter
Noun
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Buc-ee's plans to open another store in Ohio, bringing its gas station, convenience store and smiling buck-toothed beaver mascot closer to the Pennsylvania stateline.—
Madeline Bartos,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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Read more on how the British beavers are helping to combat flooding.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
21 May 2026
Noun
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The tension is thicker than mink.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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His white mink coat had a tail as long as the entrance ramp.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
19 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Over the next several decades, a roll call of Pennsylvania’s native animals would be extirpated, including mountain lions, wolves, wolverines, badgers, pine marten, and fisher cats; whitetail deer were nearly wiped out of the state, as were black bears and turkeys.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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Although honey badgers are often described online as though venom simply doesn’t affect them, the reality is a bit more nuanced.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
Noun
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Rabies is most common in wild animals including skunks, raccoons, bats and foxes.—
Laura Horne,
Charlotte Observer,
11 June 2026
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In areas of Everglades National Park, where the snakes started showing up in the 1980s, sightings of mammals such as marsh rabbits, raccoons, opossums, bobcats and deer have plummeted by 80% to 99%, depending on species.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
11 June 2026
Noun
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In fact, one quite successful muskie artificial lure is fashioned of fur in the shape of a small muskrat, and has a black soft-plastic tail.—
Byron W. Dalrymple,
Outdoor Life,
4 June 2026
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And from there, titters occasionally came out as the unleashed host moved on to one of the highest forms of comedy, muskrat humor.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
23 May 2026
Noun
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Otters are part of the weasel family (Mustelidae), which includes some of nature’s most ferocious pint-sized predators, such as badgers, martens, and wolverines.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 Apr. 2026
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Wolverines are beagle-sized carnivores related to weasels, ermines, badgers, martens, otters, and black footed ferrets, all of which are native to this state.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
3 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Inspired by the loveable namesake bunny rabbit created by Dutch illustrator Dick Bruna, the show was previously announced as having been sold to Sky for the UK.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
16 June 2026
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Deter Pests and Critters Some gardeners report success in deterring rabbits and deer, along with aphids and ants, with the strong scent of apple cider vinegar.—
Miranda Crowell,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 June 2026
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For many fishers in the region, hunting these fish down using compound bows and arrows have become a local sport — and the state of Maryland hopes that promoting bowfishing can help curb the growth of the population.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
8 June 2026
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Every June, Oceans Month reminds us that the ocean connects us all — to see the connection between the creek behind a neighborhood and the deep Atlantic, between a crabber on the Chesapeake and a fisher in the South Pacific and between local action and planetary consequence.—
Serena C. McIlwain,
Baltimore Sun,
8 June 2026
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“Otter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/otter. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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