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Recent Examples of otters
On the actor’s Instagram Stories over the weekend and reshared by fan sites, Bomer is seen in snaps holding an otter, cradling a sloth and cuddling a baby kangaroo, aka a joey.
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2026
Park staff are checking camera traps, wading out into the park's swampy wilderness and encouraging visitors to share any otter sightings.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 11 Feb. 2026
The little animals that will come to be emblematic of the 2026 Games are stoats, extremely cute critters that in real life are related to the weasel and the otter.
—Mark Scaglione, NBC news, 3 Feb. 2026
Now otter populations are increasing or stable across their range, the park says.
—Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
Several chocolate molds have been found including Fetzer’s signature otter mold.
—La Risa R. Lynch, jsonline.com, 26 Dec. 2025
The otters are considered the smallest and most social of the 13 otter species.
—Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 21 Dec. 2025
Back in 2023, a rat and an otter were smuggled into a passenger's suitcase on a flight from Bangkok to Taiwan, as Fox News Digital reported at the time.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 16 Dec. 2025
In one clip, filmed at the Seneca Park Zoo in Indiana, a trainer uses hand gestures and a clicker to get an otter to wave, bop its nose onto her hand, and retrieve toys.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 11 Nov. 2025
Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2026
Park staff are checking camera traps, wading out into the park's swampy wilderness and encouraging visitors to share any otter sightings.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 11 Feb. 2026
The little animals that will come to be emblematic of the 2026 Games are stoats, extremely cute critters that in real life are related to the weasel and the otter.
—Mark Scaglione, NBC news, 3 Feb. 2026
Now otter populations are increasing or stable across their range, the park says.
—Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
Several chocolate molds have been found including Fetzer’s signature otter mold.
—La Risa R. Lynch, jsonline.com, 26 Dec. 2025
The otters are considered the smallest and most social of the 13 otter species.
—Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 21 Dec. 2025
Back in 2023, a rat and an otter were smuggled into a passenger's suitcase on a flight from Bangkok to Taiwan, as Fox News Digital reported at the time.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 16 Dec. 2025
In one clip, filmed at the Seneca Park Zoo in Indiana, a trainer uses hand gestures and a clicker to get an otter to wave, bop its nose onto her hand, and retrieve toys.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 11 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for otters
Noun
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Lab studies suggest seals might even distinguish between the movements of different types of fish.—
Ari Daniel,
NPR,
16 Apr. 2026
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And when the vacuum seals were available, Johnson said, LivaNova did not install them on four of the five loaner devices at KU Med.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In other words, as my grandmother (yes, her again) might have said, the lady really knew how to drag her mink.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
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That’s in part because the hat is made from a blend of 5% mink fur and 95% beaver fur, the latter of which is coveted for its natural ability to repel water, said company vice president and general manager Mark Dunlap.—
Maliya Ellis,
Houston Chronicle,
18 Mar. 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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Dachshunds are clever hunters, bred hundreds of years ago in Germany to sniff out badgers.—
Mindy Schauer,
Oc Register,
8 Apr. 2026
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Since 2005, Lake Katherine has been a refuge for migrating birds, beavers, muskrats, bald eagles, ospreys, turtles, and more.—
Mikayla Price,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2026
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That includes foxes, minks, muskrats, otters, least weasels and bobcats.—
Austin Hornbostel,
Nashville Tennessean,
16 Oct. 2025
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In Toronto, the raccoons are in a race to outwit humans as urban wildlife managers try to design animal-proof trash bins.—
Daniel T. Blumstein,
The Conversation,
8 Apr. 2026
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If given the opportunity, squirrel and raccoon mothers will take their babies back—but these marsupial mothers are less forgiving.—
Margherita Bassi,
Popular Science,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Seaweed farming could open up an additional income source that makes use of fishers’ existing gear and expertise.—
Megan Zhang,
Saveur,
8 Apr. 2026
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The Fresno Forestry Sciences Laboratory, for example, focused its research ecosystems in the Sierra Nevada mountains, looking at strategies to help sustain species like the California spotted owls, fishers and yellow-legged frogs.—
Kate Talerico,
San Francisco Chronicle,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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These are specialized cartridges intended for shooting small, non-game animals that are essentially pests, including prairie dogs, ground squirrels, coyotes, foxes and rabbits, that are either a threat to agriculture or wildlife management, or are potentially dangerous.—
David Szondy
April 19,
New Atlas,
19 Apr. 2026
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Typically, foxes are not a serious issue for homeowners.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
16 Apr. 2026
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As with brassicas, many pests target strawberries, but garlic’s aroma can keep rabbits, aphids, snails, and slugs at bay.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Apr. 2026
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And so, under the cover of night, the two carnivores have been constantly at odds, racing for the right to hunt rabbits and squirrels, and for the space to dig a den to rear their young.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Otters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/otters. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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