Spanish Name: Nutria Gigante

Size: Head to tip of tail: 140cm. Weight: 33kg.

Life span: 12 in wild, 21 in captivity

For more information see:
 

• Report written by Daniel
• Report written by Sara
• Revised by: Maria Sofia
  

Diet: Eat about 10 pounds daily of fish, crabs, small snakes.

In captivity: bass, carp, tilapia, catfish, trout and vitamin supplements.
 

Predators: Humans (poachers and pet traders) Jaguars
 

Adaptations: 
Excellent swimmers/divers with strong tail in order to swim fast. 
Look around everywere they go in order to make sure there are no humans nearby. 
Can close its ears when going underwater
Fur is water-resistant
Has eyes that can see underwater
It also has webbed feet
Has a special fur that keeps them cool in summer and warm in winter.
 

Interesting Facts:
Live in groups of about 8 members in which they share all responsabilities. 
Reach sexual maturaity at age 2. 
One of the top predators in the rainforest
Known as the "river wolves"
It can speak in 9 different ways or tones
They can run  up to 18 miles per hour
 
 

 Bibliography: 
"Giant River Otter." Retrieved 12 3 2003
 <http://www.wwfguianas.org/feat_spec_giant_otter.htm>. 

"Animal Bytes." Retrieved 12 3 2003
 <http://www.seaworld.org/AnimalBytes/giantriverotter.htm>. 

"Giant Otter (River Wolf; Brazilian, Flat-tailed, or Margin-tailed Otter)." Retrieved 12 3 2003 <http://www.expage.com/page/giantotter>.