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otters

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plural of otter

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Recent Examples of otters Sonoma County Animal Services said its officers responded to the resident's call and discovered that the otter was actually a tiny baby American mink. — Kassia Bonesteel, CBS News, 1 July 2026 There’s an art gallery, the Birds of Prey Center, an otter exhibit, and Desertarium, which features turtles, snakes, lizards, frogs, and more. — Lauren Jones, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2026 Here's what to know about Splash the otter. — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 7 June 2026 An otter popped up out of one hole, followed quickly by another otter out of the other. — Robert Annis, Midwest Living, 16 May 2026 Sea otter surrogacy programs are designed to mimic what happens in the wild, where pups rely heavily on their mothers to teach them how to survive. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 10 May 2026 Sea otter mentorship is at the forefront of a formal partnership between the Aquarium of the Pacific and Monterey Bay Aquarium, which has been rehabilitating sea otters since the 1980s, according to Long. — Cierra Morgan, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026 Why This Story Hits Different In a news cycle that can feel relentless, three tiny otter pups quietly doubling their weight behind the scenes at a beloved zoo is the kind of story that earns its place in your feed. — 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

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Noun

The closures were active while crews worked on two joint seals on the overpass.

— Madison Smalstig July 9, Sacbee.com, 9 July 2026
White sharks come to the region every summer and fall to hunt for seals close to shore.

— Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 6 July 2026

Definition of seals

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The sleek style is made from top-grain Italian leather and is available in black, cognac, or mink.

— Melony Forcier, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2026
Arthur Labellman, 81, ran the shop started by his grandfather in 1919 for more than 50 years, selling mink coats and other products at the height of downtown’s retail era.

— Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2026

Definition of mink

Noun

Both minks and otters are mustelids, a family of carnivores that also includes badgers, weasels, and wolverines.

— Kassia Bonesteel, CBS News, 1 July 2026
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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Or the time a person flipped their car over to avoid hitting a raccoon that was casually strolling across a busy downtown intersection (neither the driver nor the raccoon were injured).

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 July 2026
Norway's striker Erling Braut Haaland carries a taxidermy raccoon at Oslo's Gardermoen Airport on Monday.

— Reuters, NBC news, 14 July 2026

Definition of raccoon

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The cave where the remains were uncovered has long been known as a site used by seal hunters and fishers during the Neolithic and Bronze Ages.

— Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026
Kenyan law restricts trawlers to waters at least 5 nautical miles (9 kilometers) offshore, but fishers say some vessels routinely operate much closer.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 July 2026

Definition of fishers

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Drawing inspiration from Colorado's wildlife, CoCo's new fox mascot is rendered in vibrant colors and a simple style that the Front Range Passenger Rail District says will help travelers feel welcome.

— Christa Swanson, CBS News, 13 July 2026
At night, guard dogs and surveillance teams monitor the grounds year-round, because catastrophe at Wimbledon comes in the form of a two-foot-long fox slinking onto a court and marking its territory.

— Nick Pachelli, Time, 11 July 2026

Definition of foxes

Noun

But the population of mule deer has been steadily decreasing since the 1970s, leading some scientists to theorize that the newly resurgent wolves are relying on other prey, including beavers, rabbits and livestock, the 2021 report states.

— Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026
To be sure, the rabbits roaming the garden won’t be adding the rattlesnake master to their diet any time soon.

— Sheryl DeVore, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2026

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