Wild Giant Otters

As seen recently on 'The Land of the Jaguar' on the BBC, here is my video of Giant Otters from a trip to Peru. Please excuse the shakiness of the film... it was recorded handheld from a boat - I don't have a fancy BBC HD camera!

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• amphibious

[dltanner99]

Cryptozoology novel about two boys who find something strange on the beach one night see video book trailer

[zeeox]

@dltanner99 - er... what has this to do with my video?

[stewartgrangerfan76]

Something like that could be the genesis of the Loch Ness Monster legend.

[zeeox]

@stewartgrangerfan76 - Yes, I guess so! I've heard it been said before that the snake-like body 'loops' that arch out of the water on many a Nessie photograph could well be the rapid diving and resurfacing of a pack of (regular European) otters instead. I guess it could also be that there were even larger otters around in pre-historic times and thus one would suffice!

I prefer the Plesiosaur theory myself... or even the troup of swimming circus elephants suggestion!

Cheers for your comment!

[zeeox]

They're certainly a tad uglier than the smaller otters of the world I have to say... and I'm not sure I'd want to be swimming near a wild one (seeing that they're 6 feet long and weigh as much as an Alsatian!)... but I still like them! ;-)

[Devourer09]

Those things are a little scary looking. :o

[zeeox]

I believe so, Devourer. I seem to recall being told that the adults can scoff upwards of 4 to 5 kilograms of fish A DAY... that's over 10% of their bodyweight!

[Devourer09]

What is it eating? A fish?

[zeeox]

Thanks for the guess Chris! However, I filmed this in the Manu reserve and, if memory serves me, it was Cocha Salvador. Isn't Sandoval in the Tambopata reserve? Did you get good views of otters there too?