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Northern River Otter (Lontra canadensis) mom transports pup by grabbing its loose skin around its neck and pushing/dragging it along as she swims. Her pups had been swimming for about a week at this time though were not strong swimmers and were just learning to dive underwater. Western U.S., summer..
©Tom & Pat Leeson
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