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COMMON BRITISH ANIMALS 



They are about 2 feet to 2 feet 6 inches long 

 from the nose to the root of the tail, which is 16 

 inches to 20 inches long. 



The head is short, broad, and flattened horizontally. 

 The body is long and slender, and the tail is flattened, 

 being twice as broad as it is thick and ending in a 



Fig. 19. — The Otter (Lutra Intra). (Photo, from life by 

 W. S. Berridge.) 



blunt point. Thus the entire animal forms a kind 

 of wedge offering the least possible resistance to the 

 water. The toes are webbed, and the feet are naked. 

 The nostrils are mere slits, which can be closed when 

 the animal is in the water, and the ears, too, are small 

 and round, and can be closed with a fold of skin. 

 Otters are widely distributed both in the Old and 



