How Long Do Otters Live?
They Can Live Eight to Nine Year's in the Wild but Have Lived up to 21 Year's in Captivity. North American River Otters Were Hunted and Trapped Extensively for...
They can live eight to nine years in the wild but have lived up to 21 years in captivity. North American river otters were hunted and trapped extensively for their fur in the 19th and 20th centuries, and are still hunted in some places.
How long can a otter live?
They can live eight to nine years in the wild but have lived up to 21 years in captivity. North American river otters were hunted and trapped extensively for their fur in the 19th and 20th centuries, and are still hunted in some places.
How long do wild otters live?
Otters reach sexual maturity at 2 to 3 years of age. Provided it survives its first year of life, a typical North American river otter will live to the age of 12, with some surviving longer. The oldest living river otter on record was 27 years old.
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