North American River Otter mother with pup D3A6003.jpg
Northern River Otter (Lontra canadensis) mother--with young pup-- feeding on cutthroat trout. Western U.S., summer. At this stage the pups did not have the teeth to tear or chew the fish skin, but they constantly harassed the mother while she ate..
©Tom & Pat Leeson
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