Giant otter belongs to a family of carnivorous mammals called mustelid Giant otters are endemic (live only there and nowhere else) for the South America, and they can be found in the Orinoco, Amazon and La Plata River systems They prefer slowmoving rivers, lakes, swamps and flooded forests during the rainy season Number of giant otters dropped drastically in the last couple ofGiant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis)The world's largest otter is found throughout the Amazon River Basin, where the combined impacts of habitat loss and pollution pose risks to the longterm survival of the species The giant otter is almost 15 m long, with an additional metre provided by its tailThe giant otter, an endangered apex predator in Amazon river ecosystems, was nearly driven to extinction because of demand for its fur Following the banning of fur trade, giant otter populations have recovered across South America However, there are several emerging threats to
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