{"id":188959,"date":"2022-07-18T11:14:36","date_gmt":"2022-07-18T11:14:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-big-is-a-full-grown-otter\/"},"modified":"2022-07-18T11:14:36","modified_gmt":"2022-07-18T11:14:36","slug":"how-big-is-a-full-grown-otter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-big-is-a-full-grown-otter\/","title":{"rendered":"How big is a full grown otter?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy counter-decimal ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-big-is-a-full-grown-otter\/#How_big_is_a_full_grown_otter\" title=\"How big is a full grown otter?\">How big is a full grown otter?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-big-is-a-full-grown-otter\/#How_big_is_the_biggest_otter\" title=\"How big is the biggest otter?\">How big is the biggest otter?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-big-is-a-full-grown-otter\/#How_big_is_a_giant_otter_compared_to_human\" title=\"How big is a giant otter compared to human?\">How big is a giant otter compared to human?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-big-is-a-full-grown-otter\/#How_tall_is_a_full_grown_otter\" title=\"How tall is a full grown otter?\">How tall is a full grown otter?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-big-is-a-full-grown-otter\/#How_big_are_normal_otters\" title=\"How big are normal otters?\">How big are normal otters?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-big-is-a-full-grown-otter\/#What_is_the_biggest_otter_ever_recorded\" title=\"What is the biggest otter ever recorded?\">What is the biggest otter ever recorded?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-big-is-a-full-grown-otter\/#How_tall_is_a_giant_otter\" title=\"How tall is a giant otter?\">How tall is a giant otter?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-big-is-a-full-grown-otter\/#How_big_are_giant_otters_compared_to_humans\" title=\"How big are giant otters compared to humans?\">How big are giant otters compared to humans?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-big-is-a-full-grown-otter\/#Is_there_such_thing_as_a_giant_otter\" title=\"Is there such thing as a giant otter?\">Is there such thing as a giant otter?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-big-is-a-full-grown-otter\/#How_big_is_a_giant_otter\" title=\"How big is a giant otter?\">How big is a giant otter?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-big-is-a-full-grown-otter\/#How_tall_are_giant_otters\" title=\"How tall are giant otters?\">How tall are giant otters?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-big-is-a-full-grown-otter\/#Do_giant_otters_eat_humans\" title=\"Do giant otters eat humans?\">Do giant otters eat humans?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-big-is-a-full-grown-otter\/#How_tall_is_the_tallest_otter\" title=\"How tall is the tallest otter?\">How tall is the tallest otter?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-big-is-a-full-grown-otter\/#What_is_the_average_height_of_an_otter\" title=\"What is the average height of an otter?\">What is the average height of an otter?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-big-is-a-full-grown-otter\/#Are_there_6_foot_otters\" title=\"Are there 6 foot otters?\">Are there 6 foot otters?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-big-is-a-full-grown-otter\/#How_tall_is_the_biggest_otter\" title=\"How tall is the biggest otter?\">How tall is the biggest otter?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-big-is-a-full-grown-otter\/#What_is_the_biggest_otter_ever\" title=\"What is the biggest otter ever?\">What is the biggest otter ever?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-big-is-a-full-grown-otter\/#How_big_can_giant_otters_get\" title=\"How big can giant otters get?\">How big can giant otters get?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-big-is-a-full-grown-otter\/#How_big_were_otters_back_then\" title=\"How big were otters back then?\">How big were otters back then?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-big-is-a-full-grown-otter\/#What_size_is_a_giant_otter\" title=\"What size is a giant otter?\">What size is a giant otter?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-big-is-a-full-grown-otter\/#How_tall_is_a_giant_river_otter\" title=\"How tall is a giant river otter?\">How tall is a giant river otter?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-22\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-big-is-a-full-grown-otter\/#How_big_is_the_biggest_otter_in_the_world\" title=\"How big is the biggest otter in the world?\">How big is the biggest otter in the world?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-23\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-big-is-a-full-grown-otter\/#Which_is_bigger_sea_otter_or_giant_otter\" title=\"Which is bigger sea otter or giant otter?\">Which is bigger sea otter or giant otter?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-24\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-big-is-a-full-grown-otter\/#Are_giant_river_otters_real\" title=\"Are giant river otters real?\">Are giant river otters real?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-25\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-big-is-a-full-grown-otter\/#Where_can_you_find_a_giant_otter\" title=\"Where can you find a giant otter?\">Where can you find a giant otter?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_big_is_a_full_grown_otter\"><\/span>How big is a full grown otter?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Adult river otters weigh 10 to 33 pounds (4.5 to 15 kilograms) and are about <b>2.5 to 5 feet (76 to 152 centimeters) in length. Females are roughly one-third the size of males.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_big_is_the_biggest_otter\"><\/span>How big is the biggest otter?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The giant otter is the largest among all the otters globally, whose length reaches about 6 ft (1.8 m), which is relatively equal to the <b>6 ft (1.8 m) human size<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_big_is_a_giant_otter_compared_to_human\"><\/span>How big is a giant otter compared to human?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The <b>sea otter we know is quite a bit larger in stature than the average river otter, the largest adults weighing up to 100lbs, heavier even than the largest river otter, the Giant otter (Pteroneura brasiliensis).<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_tall_is_a_full_grown_otter\"><\/span>How tall is a full grown otter?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>River otters range in size from about <b>87 to 153 cm (34-60 in.) and 3 to 14 kg (7-31 lbs.). The largest river otter is the North American river otter, ranging from 100 to 153 cm (39-60 in.). The smallest river otter is the marine otter, averaging 87 to 115 cm (34-45 in.).<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_big_are_normal_otters\"><\/span>How big are normal otters?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>6 feet long<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_biggest_otter_ever_recorded\"><\/span>What is the biggest otter ever recorded?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>US paleontologists discovered the biggest otter that ever lived while excavating an ancient lake bed in Shuitangba, in the Yunnan Province in Southwestern China. The species, called <b>Siamogale melilutra, was about the size of a wolf and weighed approximately 110lbs, almost twice as large as the largest living otters.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_tall_is_a_giant_otter\"><\/span>How tall is a giant otter?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Giant otters are <b>between 3 and 5 1\/2 feet in length from head to tail, with females being smaller. Weights vary between 40 and 70 pounds.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_big_are_giant_otters_compared_to_humans\"><\/span>How big are giant otters compared to humans?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The giant otter is the largest among all the otters globally, whose length reaches about 6 ft (1.8 m), which is relatively equal to the <b>6 ft (1.8 m) human size<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_there_such_thing_as_a_giant_otter\"><\/span>Is there such thing as a giant otter?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>As the name suggests, <b>the giant otter is the world&#8217;s largest otter species and is well-known from wildlife documentaries. Find out more about this beautiful mammal.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_big_is_a_giant_otter\"><\/span>How big is a giant otter?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Giant otters are <b>between 3 and 5 1\/2 feet in length from head to tail, with females being smaller. Weights vary between 40 and 70 pounds.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_tall_are_giant_otters\"><\/span>How tall are giant otters?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Otters are carnivores, eating mainly fish, crayfish, and frogs. <b>Humans aren&#8217;t on the menu. The odd crocodilian meal is the result of sheer tenacity in which the otter wears down the gator during an hours-long struggle. Such a concentrated attack on a human is without precedent in the wild.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_giant_otters_eat_humans\"><\/span>Do giant otters eat humans?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>6 feet long<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_tall_is_the_tallest_otter\"><\/span>How tall is the tallest otter?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Adult river otters weigh 10 to 33 pounds (4.5 to 15 kilograms) and are about <b>2.5 to 5 feet (76 to 152 centimeters) in length. Females are roughly one-third the size of males.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_average_height_of_an_otter\"><\/span>What is the average height of an otter?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Description. The Giant River Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis), often referred to as the river wolf, is a species in the Mustelid (weasel) family that is endemic to South America. It is both the world&#8217;s largest otter and largest member of the mustelid family, reaching up to <b>6 feet (1.8 meters) in length.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_there_6_foot_otters\"><\/span>Are there 6 foot otters?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Adult river otters weigh 10 to 33 pounds (4.5 to 15 kilograms) and are about <b>2.5 to 5 feet (76 to 152 centimeters) in length. Females are roughly one-third the size of males.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_tall_is_the_biggest_otter\"><\/span>How tall is the biggest otter?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>This South American otter is the world&#8217;s largest, at some 6 feet long. It lives only in the rivers and creeks of the Amazon, Orinoco, and La Plata river systems.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_biggest_otter_ever\"><\/span>What is the biggest otter ever?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Description. The Giant River Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis), often referred to as the river wolf, is a species in the Mustelid (weasel) family that is endemic to South America. It is both the world&#8217;s largest otter and largest member of the mustelid family, reaching <b>up to 6 feet (1.8 meters) in length.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_big_can_giant_otters_get\"><\/span>How big can giant otters get?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Some, like the sea otter or giant river otter, can grow to more than 75 pounds. But none are as large as S. melilutra was; the team thinks the otter measured <b>about six feet long from snout to the tip of the tail and weighed about 110 pounds<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_big_were_otters_back_then\"><\/span>How big were otters back then?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The U.S. is home to two species: the sea otter and the North American river otter. River otters are much smaller  averaging 10-30 pounds  with a cylindrical body and small head. Sea otters weigh more  around <b>45-90 pounds  with large, furry faces.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_size_is_a_giant_otter\"><\/span>What size is a giant otter?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Description. The Giant River Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis), often referred to as the river wolf, is a species in the Mustelid (weasel) family that is endemic to South America. It is both the world&#8217;s largest otter and largest member of the mustelid family, reaching <b>up to 6 feet (1.8 meters) in length.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_tall_is_a_giant_river_otter\"><\/span>How tall is a giant river otter?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Giant otters are <b>between 3 and 5 1\/2 feet in length from head to tail, with females being smaller. Weights vary between 40 and 70 pounds.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_big_is_the_biggest_otter_in_the_world\"><\/span>How big is the biggest otter in the world?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Giant otters are <b>between 3 and 5 1\/2 feet in length from head to tail, with females being smaller. Weights vary between 40 and 70 pounds.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Which_is_bigger_sea_otter_or_giant_otter\"><\/span>Which is bigger sea otter or giant otter?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>6 feet long<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_giant_river_otters_real\"><\/span>Are giant river otters real?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The outsized otter, called <b>Siamogale melilutra, weighed about 110 pounds (50 kg) and measured up to 6-1\/2 feet (2 meters) long, making it bigger than any of its cousins alive today, the researchers said on Monday.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_can_you_find_a_giant_otter\"><\/span>Where can you find a giant otter?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Reddit users are going crazy about the giant river otter (Pteronura brasiliensis)<b>an Amazonian giant that can reach up to six feet (1.8 meters) long. That&#8217;s more than twice as long as a North American river otterarguably with double the coolness.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents How big is a full grown otter?How big is the biggest otter?How big is a giant otter compared to human?How tall is a full grown otter?How big are normal otters?What is the biggest otter ever recorded?How tall is a giant otter?How big are giant otters compared to humans?Is there such thing as&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[622],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-188959","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pet-care"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188959"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=188959"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188959\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=188959"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=188959"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=188959"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}