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<div>The '''Kangaroo''' is the largest surviving marsupial in the world. They are macropods like their smaller cousins the [[wallaby]] and the forest dwelling [[pademellon]]. Predominantly known as a native species to Australia, some species of Kangaroos are also found in New Guinea. According to [[Pounced.org]], they are the [[List of most popular phenotypes|24th most popular phenotype]] among furries.<br />
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Being a marsupial, the females have a pouch which is used to hold their young from an early birth (approx. 4-6 weeks) through most of their young development. They also feature a large muscular tail, used for balance and a set of very powerful hind legs which can propel them at speeds of up to 70km/h over short distances.<br />
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Species of Kangaroo include the Red Kangaroo (''Macropus rufus''), Eastern Grey Kangaroo (''Macropus giganteus''), and the Western Grey Kangaroo (''Macropus fuliginosus''). [[Wikipedia]] has more information at [[Wikipedia:Kangaroo|Kangaroos]].<br />
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Male Kangaroos are called "bucks," "boomers," or "jacks." Females are called "does," "flyers," "blue flyers" or "jills;" their young are called "joeys."<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.furry.org.au/kangaroos Roophilia]<br />
*[http://members.iinet.net.au/~roogully Roo Gully]<br />
*[http://www.red-kangaroos.com/ Red Kangaroos]<br />
*[irc://irc.furnet.org/kangaroos #kangaroos] on [[FurNet_%28IRC%29]]<br />
{{Wikipedia|Kangaroo}}<br />
[[category:Species]]<br />
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<div>'''Otters''' are aquatic or marine [[carnivore|carnivorous]] [[mammal]]s, members of the large and diverse family [[Mustelidae]], which also includes [[weasel]]s, [[polecat]]s, [[badger (animal)|badger]]s and others. There are 13 [[species]] of otter in 7 [[genera]], with a distribution that is almost worldwide.<br />
<br />
According to [[Pounced.org]], Otters are the [[List of most popular phenotypes|17th most popular phenotype]] among furs.<br />
<br />
==Physical characteristics==<br />
Otters have a dense layer (1,000 hairs/mm&sup2;, 650,000 hairs per sq. in) of very soft underfur which, protected by their outer layer of long [[guard hair]]s, keeps them dry under water and traps a layer of air to keep them warm. Unlike most marine mammals (seals, for example, or [[whale]]s), otters do not have a layer of insulating [[blubber]], and even the marine [[sea otter]] must come ashore regularly to wash its coat in fresh water.<br />
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All otters have long, slim, streamlined bodies of extraordinary grace and flexibility, and short limbs; in most cases the [[paw]]s are webbed. Most have sharp [[claw]]s to grasp prey, but the short-clawed otter of southern Asia has just vestigal claws, and two closely related species of African otter have no claws at all: these species live in the often muddy rivers of Africa and Asia and locate their prey by touch.<br />
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==Species==<br />
<br />
===Northern River Otter===<br />
The '''[[northern river otter]]''' (''Lontra canadensis'') was one of the major animals hunted and trapped for [[fur]] in North America after contact with Europeans. They are one of the most playful and active, making them a popular exhibit in zoos and aquaria, but unwelcome on agricultural land because they alter river banks for access, sliding, and defense. River otters eat a variety of fish and shellfish, as well as small land mammals and birds. They are 3 to 4 feet (1 m) in length and weigh from 10 to 30 pounds (5 to 15 kg). They were once found all over North America, but are rare or extinct in most places, although flourishing in some locations.<br />
<br />
Otters are a protected species in some areas and some places have otter sanctuaries. These sanctuaries help sick and hurt otters to recover.<br />
<br />
===Sea Otter===<br />
The '''[[sea otter]]''' ''Enhydra lutris'' is found along the Pacific coast of North America. Their historic range included shallow waters of the Bering Strait and Kamchatka, and as far south as Japan. Sea otters have 1 million hairs per square inch of skin, a rich fur for which they were hunted almost to extinction. By the time they were protected under the 1911 Fur Seal Treaty, there were so few sea otters left that the fur trade had become unprofitable.<br />
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They eat shellfish and other invertebrates, and are frequently observed using rocks as crude tools to smash open shells. They are 2.5 to 6 feet (1 to 2 m) in length and weigh 25 to 60 pounds (30 kg). Although once near extinction, they have begun to spread again starting from the California coast.<br />
<br />
===Maxwell's Otter===<br />
A sub-species otter ''Lutrogale perspicillata maxwelli'' (Maxwell's otter - named after British naturalist Gavin Maxwell) is thought to have lived in the Tigris-Euphrates alluvial salt marsh of Iraq. It has been suggested that this may have become extinct as a result of the large scale drainage that has taken place since the 1960s.<br />
<br />
===[[European Otter]]s===<br />
Otters are also found in Europe. In the [[Wikipedia:United Kingdom|United Kingdom]] they were common as recently as the 1950s, but are now rare due to the former use of chlorinated hydrocarbon pesticides and as a result of habitat loss. Numbers reached a low point in the 1980s, but with the aid of a number of initiatives, by 1999 numbers were estimated to have recovered to just below 1,000 animals. Under the UK Biodiversity Action Plan it is hoped that by 2010 the otter will have been reintroduced to all the UK rivers and coastal areas that it inhabited in 1960. [[Wikipedia:roadkill|Roadkill]] deaths are now one of the significant threats to their reintroduction.<br />
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==See also==<br />
*''[[The Changing Workplace]]''<br />
*[[:Category:Otter characters|Otter characters]]<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
*[http://www.fanarchive.net/miavir/stories/key.otter.html "Otter" on Miavir's]<br />
*[http://www.otter.org/ International Otter Survival Fund]<br />
*[http://www.otternet.com/index.htm Otternet]<br />
*[irc://irc.anthrochat.net/otters #otters] on [[Anthrochat]]<br />
*[irc://irc.furnet.org/otters #otters] on [[FurNet_%28IRC%29]]<br />
{{Wikipedia|Otter}}<br />
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<div>'''Otters''' are aquatic or marine [[carnivore|carnivorous]] [[mammal]]s, members of the large and diverse family [[Mustelidae]], which also includes [[weasel]]s, [[polecat]]s, [[badger (animal)|badger]]s and others. There are 13 [[species]] of otter in 7 [[genera]], with a distribution that is almost worldwide.<br />
<br />
According to [[Pounced.org]], Otters are the [[List of most popular phenotypes|17th most popular phenotype]] among furs.<br />
<br />
==Physical characteristics==<br />
Otters have a dense layer (1,000 hairs/mm&sup2;, 650,000 hairs per sq. in) of very soft underfur which, protected by their outer layer of long [[guard hair]]s, keeps them dry under water and traps a layer of air to keep them warm. Unlike most marine mammals (seals, for example, or [[whale]]s), otters do not have a layer of insulating [[blubber]], and even the marine [[sea otter]] must come ashore regularly to wash its coat in fresh water.<br />
<br />
All otters have long, slim, streamlined bodies of extraordinary grace and flexibility, and short limbs; in most cases the [[paw]]s are webbed. Most have sharp [[claw]]s to grasp prey, but the short-clawed otter of southern Asia has just vestigal claws, and two closely related species of African otter have no claws at all: these species live in the often muddy rivers of Africa and Asia and locate their prey by touch.<br />
<br />
==Species==<br />
<br />
===Northern River Otter===<br />
The '''[[northern river otter]]''' (''Lontra canadensis'') was one of the major animals hunted and trapped for [[fur]] in North America after contact with Europeans. They are one of the most playful and active, making them a popular exhibit in zoos and aquaria, but unwelcome on agricultural land because they alter river banks for access, sliding, and defense. River otters eat a variety of fish and shellfish, as well as small land mammals and birds. They are 3 to 4 feet (1 m) in length and weigh from 10 to 30 pounds (5 to 15 kg). They were once found all over North America, but are rare or extinct in most places, although flourishing in some locations.<br />
<br />
Otters are a protected species in some areas and some places have otter sanctuaries. These sanctuaries help sick and hurt otters to recover.<br />
<br />
===Sea Otter===<br />
The '''[[sea otter]]''' ''Enhydra lutris'' is found along the Pacific coast of North America. Their historic range included shallow waters of the Bering Strait and Kamchatka, and as far south as Japan. Sea otters have 1 million hairs per square inch of skin, a rich fur for which they were hunted almost to extinction. By the time they were protected under the 1911 Fur Seal Treaty, there were so few sea otters left that the fur trade had become unprofitable.<br />
<br />
They eat shellfish and other invertebrates, and are frequently observed using rocks as crude tools to smash open shells. They are 2.5 to 6 feet (1 to 2 m) in length and weigh 25 to 60 pounds (30 kg). Although once near extinction, they have begun to spread again starting from the California coast.<br />
<br />
===Maxwell's Otter===<br />
A sub-species otter ''Lutrogale perspicillata maxwelli'' (Maxwell's otter - named after British naturalist Gavin Maxwell) is thought to have lived in the Tigris-Euphrates alluvial salt marsh of Iraq. It has been suggested that this may have become extinct as a result of the large scale drainage that has taken place since the 1960s.<br />
<br />
===[[European Otter]]s===<br />
Otters are also found in Europe. In the [[Wikipedia:United Kingdom|United Kingdom]] they were common as recently as the 1950s, but are now rare due to the former use of chlorinated hydrocarbon pesticides and as a result of habitat loss. Numbers reached a low point in the 1980s, but with the aid of a number of initiatives, by 1999 numbers were estimated to have recovered to just below 1,000 animals. Under the UK Biodiversity Action Plan it is hoped that by 2010 the otter will have been reintroduced to all the UK rivers and coastal areas that it inhabited in 1960. [[Wikipedia:roadkill|Roadkill]] deaths are now one of the significant threats to their reintroduction.<br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
*''[[The Changing Workplace]]''<br />
*[[:Category:Otter characters|Otter characters]]<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
*[http://www.fanarchive.net/miavir/stories/key.otter.html "Otter" on Miavir's]<br />
*[http://www.otter.org/ International Otter Survival Fund]<br />
*[http://www.otternet.com/index.htm Otternet]<br />
*[irc://irc.anthrochat.net/otters #otters] on [[Anthrochat]]<br />
*[irc://irc.furnet.org/otters #otters] on [[FurNet_%28IRC%29 Furnet]]<br />
{{Wikipedia|Otter}}<br />
[[Category: Species]]</div>67.189.63.35//en.wikifur.com/wiki/OtterOtter2005-12-16T09:10:25Z<p>67.189.63.35: /* External links */</p>
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<div>'''Otters''' are aquatic or marine [[carnivore|carnivorous]] [[mammal]]s, members of the large and diverse family [[Mustelidae]], which also includes [[weasel]]s, [[polecat]]s, [[badger (animal)|badger]]s and others. There are 13 [[species]] of otter in 7 [[genera]], with a distribution that is almost worldwide.<br />
<br />
According to [[Pounced.org]], Otters are the [[List of most popular phenotypes|17th most popular phenotype]] among furs.<br />
<br />
==Physical characteristics==<br />
Otters have a dense layer (1,000 hairs/mm&sup2;, 650,000 hairs per sq. in) of very soft underfur which, protected by their outer layer of long [[guard hair]]s, keeps them dry under water and traps a layer of air to keep them warm. Unlike most marine mammals (seals, for example, or [[whale]]s), otters do not have a layer of insulating [[blubber]], and even the marine [[sea otter]] must come ashore regularly to wash its coat in fresh water.<br />
<br />
All otters have long, slim, streamlined bodies of extraordinary grace and flexibility, and short limbs; in most cases the [[paw]]s are webbed. Most have sharp [[claw]]s to grasp prey, but the short-clawed otter of southern Asia has just vestigal claws, and two closely related species of African otter have no claws at all: these species live in the often muddy rivers of Africa and Asia and locate their prey by touch.<br />
<br />
==Species==<br />
<br />
===Northern River Otter===<br />
The '''[[northern river otter]]''' (''Lontra canadensis'') was one of the major animals hunted and trapped for [[fur]] in North America after contact with Europeans. They are one of the most playful and active, making them a popular exhibit in zoos and aquaria, but unwelcome on agricultural land because they alter river banks for access, sliding, and defense. River otters eat a variety of fish and shellfish, as well as small land mammals and birds. They are 3 to 4 feet (1 m) in length and weigh from 10 to 30 pounds (5 to 15 kg). They were once found all over North America, but are rare or extinct in most places, although flourishing in some locations.<br />
<br />
Otters are a protected species in some areas and some places have otter sanctuaries. These sanctuaries help sick and hurt otters to recover.<br />
<br />
===Sea Otter===<br />
The '''[[sea otter]]''' ''Enhydra lutris'' is found along the Pacific coast of North America. Their historic range included shallow waters of the Bering Strait and Kamchatka, and as far south as Japan. Sea otters have 1 million hairs per square inch of skin, a rich fur for which they were hunted almost to extinction. By the time they were protected under the 1911 Fur Seal Treaty, there were so few sea otters left that the fur trade had become unprofitable.<br />
<br />
They eat shellfish and other invertebrates, and are frequently observed using rocks as crude tools to smash open shells. They are 2.5 to 6 feet (1 to 2 m) in length and weigh 25 to 60 pounds (30 kg). Although once near extinction, they have begun to spread again starting from the California coast.<br />
<br />
===Maxwell's Otter===<br />
A sub-species otter ''Lutrogale perspicillata maxwelli'' (Maxwell's otter - named after British naturalist Gavin Maxwell) is thought to have lived in the Tigris-Euphrates alluvial salt marsh of Iraq. It has been suggested that this may have become extinct as a result of the large scale drainage that has taken place since the 1960s.<br />
<br />
===[[European Otter]]s===<br />
Otters are also found in Europe. In the [[Wikipedia:United Kingdom|United Kingdom]] they were common as recently as the 1950s, but are now rare due to the former use of chlorinated hydrocarbon pesticides and as a result of habitat loss. Numbers reached a low point in the 1980s, but with the aid of a number of initiatives, by 1999 numbers were estimated to have recovered to just below 1,000 animals. Under the UK Biodiversity Action Plan it is hoped that by 2010 the otter will have been reintroduced to all the UK rivers and coastal areas that it inhabited in 1960. [[Wikipedia:roadkill|Roadkill]] deaths are now one of the significant threats to their reintroduction.<br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
*''[[The Changing Workplace]]''<br />
*[[:Category:Otter characters|Otter characters]]<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
*[http://www.fanarchive.net/miavir/stories/key.otter.html "Otter" on Miavir's]<br />
*[http://www.otter.org/ International Otter Survival Fund]<br />
*[http://www.otternet.com/index.htm Otternet]<br />
*[irc://irc.anthrochat.net/otters #otters] on [[Anthrochat]]<br />
*[irc://irc.furnet.org/otters #otters] on [[FurNet_%28IRC%29]]<br />
{{Wikipedia|Otter}}<br />
[[Category: Species]]</div>67.189.63.35//en.wikifur.com/wiki/OtterOtter2005-12-16T09:09:23Z<p>67.189.63.35: /* External links */</p>
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<div>'''Otters''' are aquatic or marine [[carnivore|carnivorous]] [[mammal]]s, members of the large and diverse family [[Mustelidae]], which also includes [[weasel]]s, [[polecat]]s, [[badger (animal)|badger]]s and others. There are 13 [[species]] of otter in 7 [[genera]], with a distribution that is almost worldwide.<br />
<br />
According to [[Pounced.org]], Otters are the [[List of most popular phenotypes|17th most popular phenotype]] among furs.<br />
<br />
==Physical characteristics==<br />
Otters have a dense layer (1,000 hairs/mm&sup2;, 650,000 hairs per sq. in) of very soft underfur which, protected by their outer layer of long [[guard hair]]s, keeps them dry under water and traps a layer of air to keep them warm. Unlike most marine mammals (seals, for example, or [[whale]]s), otters do not have a layer of insulating [[blubber]], and even the marine [[sea otter]] must come ashore regularly to wash its coat in fresh water.<br />
<br />
All otters have long, slim, streamlined bodies of extraordinary grace and flexibility, and short limbs; in most cases the [[paw]]s are webbed. Most have sharp [[claw]]s to grasp prey, but the short-clawed otter of southern Asia has just vestigal claws, and two closely related species of African otter have no claws at all: these species live in the often muddy rivers of Africa and Asia and locate their prey by touch.<br />
<br />
==Species==<br />
<br />
===Northern River Otter===<br />
The '''[[northern river otter]]''' (''Lontra canadensis'') was one of the major animals hunted and trapped for [[fur]] in North America after contact with Europeans. They are one of the most playful and active, making them a popular exhibit in zoos and aquaria, but unwelcome on agricultural land because they alter river banks for access, sliding, and defense. River otters eat a variety of fish and shellfish, as well as small land mammals and birds. They are 3 to 4 feet (1 m) in length and weigh from 10 to 30 pounds (5 to 15 kg). They were once found all over North America, but are rare or extinct in most places, although flourishing in some locations.<br />
<br />
Otters are a protected species in some areas and some places have otter sanctuaries. These sanctuaries help sick and hurt otters to recover.<br />
<br />
===Sea Otter===<br />
The '''[[sea otter]]''' ''Enhydra lutris'' is found along the Pacific coast of North America. Their historic range included shallow waters of the Bering Strait and Kamchatka, and as far south as Japan. Sea otters have 1 million hairs per square inch of skin, a rich fur for which they were hunted almost to extinction. By the time they were protected under the 1911 Fur Seal Treaty, there were so few sea otters left that the fur trade had become unprofitable.<br />
<br />
They eat shellfish and other invertebrates, and are frequently observed using rocks as crude tools to smash open shells. They are 2.5 to 6 feet (1 to 2 m) in length and weigh 25 to 60 pounds (30 kg). Although once near extinction, they have begun to spread again starting from the California coast.<br />
<br />
===Maxwell's Otter===<br />
A sub-species otter ''Lutrogale perspicillata maxwelli'' (Maxwell's otter - named after British naturalist Gavin Maxwell) is thought to have lived in the Tigris-Euphrates alluvial salt marsh of Iraq. It has been suggested that this may have become extinct as a result of the large scale drainage that has taken place since the 1960s.<br />
<br />
===[[European Otter]]s===<br />
Otters are also found in Europe. In the [[Wikipedia:United Kingdom|United Kingdom]] they were common as recently as the 1950s, but are now rare due to the former use of chlorinated hydrocarbon pesticides and as a result of habitat loss. Numbers reached a low point in the 1980s, but with the aid of a number of initiatives, by 1999 numbers were estimated to have recovered to just below 1,000 animals. Under the UK Biodiversity Action Plan it is hoped that by 2010 the otter will have been reintroduced to all the UK rivers and coastal areas that it inhabited in 1960. [[Wikipedia:roadkill|Roadkill]] deaths are now one of the significant threats to their reintroduction.<br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
*''[[The Changing Workplace]]''<br />
*[[:Category:Otter characters|Otter characters]]<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
*[http://www.fanarchive.net/miavir/stories/key.otter.html "Otter" on Miavir's]<br />
*[http://www.otter.org/ International Otter Survival Fund]<br />
*[http://www.otternet.com/index.htm Otternet]<br />
*[irc://irc.anthrochat.net/otters #otters] on [[Anthrochat]]<br />
*[irc://irc.furnet.org/otters #otters] on [[Furnet]]<br />
{{Wikipedia|Otter}}<br />
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