Giant otters are amazing animals that are found in South America.
They are found living within one of the world's most beautiful and mysterious ecosystems: the Amazon rainforest. The Amazon rainforest is rich in animal and plant life. It hosts some of the world's most unique animal and plant life.
This unique life includes the giant otters.
Giant otters are only found in South America in the wild - they are not found anywhere else in the world. This makes these cute otters unique to South America. There are other otter species in the world though, such as the sea otter and the North American river otter. But, the thing that makes giant otters unique in the otter family is their size - they are about 5.6ft long.
Due to their size, you wouldn't think that an animal this big could not remain hidden. But, this is kind of what has happened with the river otter.
The 'Extinct' Giant River Otters Return
'Rewilding Argentina' has announced that giant otters have been rediscovered in Argentina. Rewilding Argentina works to help wildlife and the natural world in Argentina. They announced on the 18th of May 2021 that the giant otter had been rediscovered in Argentina in a post called 'The Giant Otter, Rediscovered In Argentina'. They have found giant otters to be living in Argentina.
It was thought that giant otters were extinct within Argentina, however, recent news from Rewilding Argentina shows that these beautiful otters are not extinct there.
They found exciting evidence that one giant otter within Argentina is living free in the wild, as a giant otter was spotted in the Bermejo River.
It is not known what the sex of this giant otter is, so the researchers don't know whether this newly discovered giant otter is male or female. However, they have given the otter a name - the otter has been named Teuco.
Rewilding Argentina will now work to protect Teuco and any other giant otters that may live in Argentina too. They will protect them from poaching.
You can find the Rewilding Argentina findings here.
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