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The Asian small-clawed otter is the smallest otter species in Asia. In head-to-body length, it ranges from 470 to 610 mm (18.4 to 24 in) with a 260 to 350 mm (10.2 to 13.6 in) long tail . The tapering tail is thick and muscular, especially at the base, and more than half the length of the body.
An Asian small-clawed otter. In 2013, the city of Susaki, Kochi Prefecture unveiled an official mascot called Shinjo-kun (しんじょう君), an extinct Japanese river otter wearing a nabeyaki (hot pot) ramen dish for a hat. [2] [3] The Shinjo river in Susaki is noted as the place of the last official sighting of the species in 1979.
Aonyx is a genus of otters, containing three species, the African clawless otter, the Congo clawless otter, and the Asian small-clawed otter. The word aonyx means "clawless", derived from the prefix a- ("without") and onyx ("claw/hoof").
Don't get it twisted. Despite being so small and cute, these Small-Clawed Asian Otters can get seriously ticked. In the video the woman shared, the two animals were demanding that their breakfast ...
London Zoo is in the middle of a baby boom with the addition of six endangered small mammals. ... In the zoo's otter holt two vulnerable Asian short-clawed otter pups were born last month to ...
Asian elephant Thi-Hi-Way gives birth to female calf, Nandita. Asian small clawed otters Daisy and Robbie are retiring from the breeding program. Red pandas Jung and Nima have cubs and the chimpanzees are fighting for dominance.
Most have sharp claws on their feet and all except the sea otter have long, muscular tails. The 13 species range in adult size from 0.6 to 1.8 m (2.0 to 5.9 ft) in length and 1 to 45 kg (2.2 to 99.2 lb) in weight. The Asian small-clawed otter is the smallest otter species and the giant otter and sea otter are the largest.
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