Adorable otter looks like a maniac when eating

People love otters! And how could they not?! I mean, otters are some of the most adorable animals in the world! They just make you want to snuggle with them!! However, that would probably be a very bad idea… otters are super cute, that&apos;s a fact, but that doesn&apos;t mean they are cute all the time. Otters are carnivores; they eat mainly fish, but also crustaceans, insects, amphibians and molluscs, so they must have specialized teeth for it… have you ever seen an otter eating?! It looks more like a maniac than the fluffy animal we&apos;re used to seeing! A bite like that can chop off a finger, so I would refrain from trying to pet an otter if I were you!<br><br>The animal in the video had to be rescued at a young age, and it was rehabilitated at an otter center, where it now lives. Although it is very used to people feeding it, its wild nature remains.<br>The Neotropical Otter (Lontra longicaudis) is a river otter native to South and Central America. There are three recognized subspecies of Neotropical Otters: Lontra longicaudis annectens, Lontra longicaudis enudris, and Lontra longicaudis longicaudis. However, this classification is still uncertain, and there are three other possible subspecies: Lontra longicaudis colombiana, Lontra longicaudis incarum, and Lontra longicaudis raferrous.<br><br>They share the Lontra genus with the North American River Otter (Lontra canadensis), the Southern River Otter (Lontra provocax), the Marine Otter (Lontra feline), and the extinct Weir&apos;s Otter (Lontra weiri).<br><br>Otters belong to the very diverse Mustelidae family, the largest family in the order Carnivora, along with weasels, badgers, martens, mink, wolverine, tayra, grisons, polecats, fisher, and ferret-badgers. In spite of the varieties, all members are short-legged, have round ears and a thick fur.<br><br>Next time you want to keep an otter as a pet, remember this video! Otters are wild animals, and should remain like that! Source & embed code: https://rumble.com/v72elr-adorable-otter-looks-like-a-maniac-when-eating.html. For licensing, please email licensing@rumble.com.