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Giant river otter

Pteronura brasiliensis

Subfamily lutrinae, family mustelidae, suborder caniformia

A more well known animal this time.

These guys are social, unlike most mustelids. They live in family groups of usually 3 to 8 (can be 2 to 20 (the 20 may be that several groups were feeding together while observed)) centred around a dominant breeding pair. The roles in these groups are not rigid and the members of groups are friendly and cooperative with each other.

They are territorial though and are aggressive to otters outside the group. They work together to maim and kill intruders. Yay teamwork, isn’t that sweet.

They are very large, reaching lengths of 1.8 metres or 5 feet 11 inches.

They are endangered due to heavy poaching, mostly in the past, for their dense velvety fur.

They are diurnal and very noisy. The noisiest of all otters in fact.

They are an apex predator in their ecosystem. They mostly eat fish, but sometimes eat crabs, small caimans and snakes. Small anacondas are included in those snakes.

They will hunt together or on their own. It depends on the prey. They hunt together for caimans and anacondas.

Personally, I think they look kinda like those Japanese demons. I mean, look at that first picture.

@jackalspine @fifiibibii

And now, Hemicyon sansaniensis, the “dog-bear” (not to be confused with the “bear-dog,” Amphicyon) was a small early bear. H. sansaniensis was from the Mid-Miocene of Spain, and was about the size of a large dog. Unlike modern bears, they walked on their toes, likely making them active and fast runners, pursuing their prey alone or in packs.

Amphicyon ingens, commonly called the “bear dog” (not to be confused with the “dog-bear,” Hemicyon) was a polar bear sized predator during the middle Miocene of Southern North America. Unlike dogs and bears, they were obligate carnivores, meaning they lacked the physiology to fully digest plant matter, and got all of their nutrients from meat. It was a pursuit predator, not fast enough for bursts of speed, but had the endurance of a wolf, loping after its prey until it would tire. Then it would use its powerful forelimbs to pounce and grab its prey before tearing in with its large, strong canines. It would have eaten the North American Savannah animals present at the time, such as camels and horses.

Drew this for Haroah on dA!

They made a post about wanting their big floofer drawn in others’ styles, so I gave it a shot! Not only did this boy get some love, but I was also able to practice my backgrounds!

I also happened to livestream this piece earlier!

Character belongs to Haroah on dA

Tokotas is a closed species