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Texas Otters

Texas is home to one species of otter called the North American River Otter. They are found in Eastern Texas and much of the Eastern United States and throughout Canada. Otters are mammals related to and in the same scientific family as badgers, ferrets and weasels.
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Texas Otters

Texas is home to one species of otter called the North American River Otter. They are found in Eastern Texas and much of the Eastern United States and throughout Canada. Otters are mammals related to and in the same scientific family as badgers, ferrets and weasels.
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