Otter Animal PictureBrief Description of the Otter Animal: Otters belong to the family Mustelidae, which also includes badgers, minks, martens, skunks, weasels and wolverines. Otters are extremely clever animals, they swim in circles, creating a whirlpool that brings up fish hiding on the bottom of rivers and lakes. Although otters forage mostly in the water, they are equally at home on land. The Otter is quite a clever animal indeed and very playful comedian. | |