May 26 (UPI) --The neotropical otter of Brazil uses a surprisingly rich vocal range when communicating, according to a study published Tuesday in the journal PLOS One.

Solitary river otters in Brazil use a rich repertoire of vocalizations during play and conflict, according to a study publishing May 26 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE, by Sabrina Bettoni ...

Solitary river otters in Brazil use a rich repertoire of vocalizations during play and conflict, according to a new study. ... The most social species of this group, the giant otter, ...

In the fifth instalment from the Brazilian bush, Chris Moss spots giant otters - engaging, intelligent but endangered mammals - while on the hunt for Brazil's Big Five. Jump to content.

'Giant River Otter!': So many more sights to see on safari to the Pantanal in Brazil. ... Helen Blazis of Grafton recently returned from leading a safari to the Pantanal of Brazil.

It was the otters that lured me into this trip: In addition to the standard furry fellow you think of, the Pantanal is home to Pteronura brasiliensis, the giant river otter.

Giant otters can grow to nearly 6 feet in length and are the largest otter species on the planet. In addition to being huge, giant river otters also have a (relatively) huge vocabulary.

The Amazon giant otter is a sociable and playful creature that inhabits the freshwaters of South America and can reach the size of a human adult. Known scientifically as 'Pteronura brasiliensis ...

That’s because the otter species, officially known as Pteronura brasiliensis, was previously thought extinct in the area. It hadn’t been spotted anywhere in the country since the 1980s, and ...

Rare otter triplets born at U.K. wildlife park 00:32. A wildlife park in the U.K. welcomed a "surprise" litter of otter triplets. Giant otters are endangered and the Yorkshire Wildlife Park now ...

George Georgiadis is a Brazilian scientist fighting to protect everything that lives here, animals like giant river otters, pink dolphins, rarely seen jungle cats like jaguars, and hundreds of ...

The giant river otter had last been seen in Argentina in the 1980s. That was, until Sebastián Di Martino, the director of conservation at Rewilding Argentina, made the discovery of a lifetime ...