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Otter Species

Otter Species

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Otter Species - by Kipper
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     Posted: 2 years ago
     Category: all
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     Species: Mustelid - Otter
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Here are some well known species of otters. Note there are more, and also subspecies of these (the sea otter itself has about 3 different subspecies) Done with Flash CS3 while people watched via Ustream ^_^

User comments

  bemmoth
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  Hah. These are awesome. Which one do you fall under?

  goldenrod
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  He's an American River Otter if I recall correctly.

  emperorpenguin
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  "Lontra canadensis"
Lontra in Latin means Otter.
Canadensis... it's quite obvious.

So it's quite obvious too that it is a North American River Otter

  synthwolf
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  The sea otter should have a monocle.

  lionbones
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  I second this professional opinion.

  aladdaanthro
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  Hi, i'm Wilford Brimley and i'd like to talk to you about DIABEETUS-BEETUS-BEETUS-BEETUS-BEETUS-...

Call Liberty!

  wolfyferraro
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  Wilford Brimley is a Walrus, not a Sea Otter!

  aladdaanthro
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  But why would Wilford need a bukket f-oh yeah...

  xpanther
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  either that or a ticket book

can anyone say 'motorcycle mounted patrol' XD

  scrimno
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  SO awesome. It was a blast watching you create this masterpiece!

  reizend
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  Way too cool to watch this!

Very neat and adorable ♥

  synchra
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  omg I love this!! :D

  theoriginalartic
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  this is amazing

  raowenblackbird
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  Otteeeeeeeers :3 Absolutely brilliant. A definite +fave

  zerulu
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  How cute, and informative! I love how animated and unique each character is.

  axelcat
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  very cute :)

  colson
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  OMG, so adorable!

  artfulreggie
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  Even if it does lack the North American Mandolin Otta. ;)

  sillyserpentine
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  great job! I like the Cape Clawless Otter the best ^^

  lutra
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  Great and funny collection ;)

  fizzotter
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  Fantastic as always!! :D

  youkaiyasha
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  OTTERS!! *shimmies into the group and administers hugs* =^.^=

  arflow
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  YAY for sea otters

  neverwhere
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  I am quite exceedingly in love with this :D

  0bullet
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  i just simply adore otters

  dotter
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  This is going to be invaluable to me! What can I do to thank you, Kipper? (And of course they're all beautiful!)

  chillymouse
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  You definitely got the size right on the Amazon otter. They're large. o_O

Awesome illustration!

  aladdaanthro
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  Epic otter species illustration is EPIC! And very muchly made of win!

  muila
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  OMFG !!! The first three otters are sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo cute

  velnor
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  yay for giant ottahs

  kairan
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  Thank you Kipper, for this great drawing :3

  henrieke
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  THIS IS THE BEST THING EVER!
Both the animal nerd and the cartoon nerd halfs are cheering out in joyous glory!!!

  henrieke
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  PS 1 I started doing this with lemurs two years ago, but there are 100 lemur species D:
PS 2 Could you make a print out of this?
PS 3 I will do my otter dump on LJ soon with all the otter species I've photographed so far :)

  wildanimal
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  Otters RULE!!!

  lottir
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  Wow thats cute ^_^

  rocko
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  So much love for this, dude. <3 <3 <3

  sawblade5
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  That is so cute Kipper, I want to hang this on my wall.

  foxlover91
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  Thta sure is a lot of otters Kipper.

  emberkomodog
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  utterly beautiful, my new desktop wallpaper! :D

  leonfauve
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  Otters! :D would make a nice poster

  jimmu
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  Awesome :B

  maxgoof
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  I got to see a sea otter once. It was swimming around Moterey Bay.

I didn't realize they were so BIG!!

  kick
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  Awesome Otters!


  plushlover
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  As both a lutrologist and a furry, I have to say this is one of my true all-time faves. ^^ Three cheers!

  exkhaniber
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  Cuteness overload!

  raccoondrew
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  Mmmm! Starfish! =3

  espilonarge
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  Can't spelll HOTTER without OTTER. n.n;

  loupgaros
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  Eeeeeeeeeeeee! I love this! I like the Eurasian otter, it looks seriously adorable! And..... Damn all of them! I'm making this my new wallpaper definitely.

  moonshadow
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  Seconded! I'm so using this too!

  loupgaros
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  Our wall papers will match :P

  folfswimmer
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  That looks amazing :) You should offer this as a poster :)

  karpour
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  I want a print of this :D
It's incredibly awesome

  seaweed
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  OMG those are ADORABLE!!!!

  corgi
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  All them are adorable and very well drawn! Good work!

  pulsifer
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  Eee! The asian small clawed otter is <3 <3 so cute. :3 This is awesome!

  ugacoyote
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  Wow that's awesome. Otters ROCK!!!

  lei-lani
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  Beautiful work, Kipper! Wonderful portrayal of all of them! ^_^



  dragonhead
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  If there was a law against the number of otters on a single page, you just violated it! :D

  cargoweasel
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  I want this as a poster. :3

  andyfox
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  Very informative. Wait! I didn't come to FA to learn stuff!! Nooooo!

  jedders
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  Yay! Looks like some of them are thinking of making more subspecies. :>

  bjorngrafeldr
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  Amazing! That must have been one helluva UStream session!

  jotter86
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  Omg Thanks for doing that Kipper it's so freaking amazing and cute :P

Jaxson

  tzologeist
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  I like that one eating the star fish.

  wintertwwolf
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  I hope the cookie that the Willford Brimley-otter is eating is diabetic safe :P

  sarsis
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  I have long been drifting more and more toward the cartoony style of art, and unsure of how genuine I could make specific species appear. You have proven that I can be more comfortable with the specialization of art that I have chosen. These are lovely ottas.

  mazz
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  They're so cute. Asian Small Clawed are my favorite. <3

  roninotter
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  I have a new desktop wallpaper :D

  shadowstalkerw
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  I'm not surprsied! :)

  shadowstalkerw
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  Awesome work, Kipper. Makes me think I need to do wallabies of the world if I get time. I don't know if I can fit them all on the page, especially if any kangaroos stick their big backsides into the image!

I've only seen the sea otter, small clawed Asian otter, and the American river otters in person. I didn't even know about a number of these 'till now!

  penh
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  Dude, this is a huge heaping towering pile of pure unvarnished Awesome. Great work!

  panth
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  So very ottery! :D

  scootersquirrel
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  Love those ottahs!

  jesper-f
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  I always wondered why Dagby always talks about how awesome a place Brazil is.

(thirding the "I want a print" crowd)

  spartanpanda
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  it's like... an ottery orgasm for me eyes!!!

  miffthefox
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  Ottahs!!!!!

  javathemoose
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  Suddenly, I feel like getting lunch at the local IHOO (International House Of Otters)

  matrixcodex
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  you NEED to make this a purchasable poster, I know people would buy the crap out of it. I would :D

  boombox
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  Wow Kipper this is astonishing! Wonderful work! I've been wanting to do something like this myself for a while. :D

  kitsunefan
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  So many otters! I want to jump in a huggle all of them!! Great work!

  skipp52
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  *faves and wallpapers* a great an wonderful collection of ottahs.

  canidcreations
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  I like how the giant one is next to the tiny one.
Awesome job!

  teknopathetic
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

 

  leoofthewing
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  Wow, Odd-ters...

  flyingbailey1
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  ... that is all

  theolis-wolfpaw
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  OTTERS!! X3 Heheh, you gotta love them, and you gotta love the way you draw you always make things so cute. :3

  betsy
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  AHHH The sea otter's moustache!!!!!!!!! <3

  junkshopcoyote
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  BA-WHOOOOOOMMMMMM!!!! *mushroom-cloud-worthy splode-from-cute*

  springheel
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  My favorite otter: the Brazilian giant!! Wheeee!!!!! :)

  diadexxus
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  That made me go AWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!

SO cute!

  kenku
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  Really good job Kipper. I definitly put this up with Culpeo-Fox's Fox poster! Very good refrences!

  stitch
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  Insta-win!

You're prolly the first furry ever to draw some of these fine fellows.

  goldenrod
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  Otters are too frakking happy all the time, they need to cool it down some.

  zega10
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  Oh mah GAWRSH!

Faved!

Ottah pride!

  teo-the-otter
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  Huzzah. Edumacation!

Really nice work on those subtle changes between the lot of them.

  devidarkwolf
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  AHHH, I love how unique your Sea Otter looks! PRECIOUS!

  baloobear
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  Wow Very Well done! Love It

  foxer421
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  You've really done it now...

  bastionhalcali
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  very nice job Kipper, they are all so cute *hugs them all*

  redrumwolf
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  Lutra Lutra for me ;D

  redrodent
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  Aw! :) Very fun indeedy.

  satihiko
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  I live in Brazil. Otters in the Amazon has a lot! The otters are cute!! :)

  robcat
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  That's a lottah ottah species!

  anthroguy101
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  Whoa, the Amazonian Otter is HUGE, you should draw some more of that!

  xjacobsx
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  FUCK YES. Otters win everywhere. <3 Very good sir. VERY GOOD
~J.

  kairyu-shin
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  I. Love. Otters!

...I mean you. I love you for this image. ... Otters, too.

  athais
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  I am Rupert Otter, and i love you for this.

  colifox
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  very wallpaper worthy indeed

  gildedtongue
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  I see the sea otter is showing how he has a perfectly good belleh to eat off of.

  bosgo
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  A Definite Keeper!

~QTB

  2edged
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  ....I LOVE YOU FOREVER!


hem. This is a superb work, and a great service to us all.

You even captured the super-powered cuteness that makes us oriental short-claweds so special! :3

  cloudberry
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  Adorable otters FTW!! =D =D

  yamavu
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  that's just A-Door-Able
a wonderfull lineup, kipper, great work

  kb-to-tha-bt
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  Amazonian giant river otters ftw! =D

  kuro-risu
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  This is great. Just I wanna make one with squirrels. :)

  lutramustil
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  :o I see mine on there! Pteronura brasiliensis ^-^ I always thought it was the Brazilian giant river otter though? Guess the name makes sense either way. It's still an awesome piece!

  qwertypictures
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  Just when I thought your otter drawing skills couldn't get any better...this turns up 8-)

Love how the Sea Otter looks 'specially :D

  panthesurfingotter
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  Wow. This has been said about a hundred times now on this page, but this is really cool. Nice job, Kipper!

  ianthegecko
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  I had no idea there were so many otters!

  nyuni
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  I'd buy at least two. :)

  artofthetiger
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  awesome! this is so cute!

  djwolf
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  OTTERS!!! ^^

  patrickrobbins
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  You outdid yourself.

  latithelombax
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  otters are win
I like how you added a mustache on the sea otter

  irvnation
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  WEEEOOOO!!! FINALLY! I Loves it!

  ceagle
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  Magneeeeeeeeeeeeficent stuff, sir!!

  onai-wolfwind
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  Looks awesome! I would have to buy one for a friend of mine. The only problem I have is the sea otters feet. The one in the background is way bigger than the one up front.

  stevethetazmaniandevil
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  Hhhhhhmmmmm.......very cool!

  darksaturn
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  Wow, awesome picture there O_o It amazes me how much otters are out there I didn't know about

  negger
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  That´s a lot of otters :D

  threetails
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  The short-clawed otter is just so CUUUUUTE!

  izzyotter
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  I'm a Neotropical River otter 8D

  torathemaestro
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  OTTERS. They must be cuddled.

  gilmorelion
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  This may be the cutest thing I have EVER seen!

Oh wait, it IS the cutest thing I've ever seen!

Dude, thise NEEDS to be a T-Shirt!

  jaffa
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  Oh yeah, I would so buy this on a T-shirt!

  cuteeevee
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  Otter...... i mean utter cuteness! :)

  redclawtheotter
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  I otter have known about this pic sooner ;D

  zega10
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  you're terrible X3

  arthound
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  Awesome work! The Monterey Bay Aquarium should have had this for sale as a poster in their gift shops during the run of their "Wild About Otters" exhibit!

  tango-mutt
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  you should totally sell this as a poster.

  erkthecrux
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  FUCKING CUTE OTTERS OM NOM NOM EAT THEM UP!

<3

  i-bite
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  I like the one showing it's genitals.

  ankokuwulfy
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  EEE! Fuzzy Wuzzy Weasels <3

  opyum
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  so cute.

  meshgearral
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  sweet lizards brah

  floxxylady
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  *love*

  bmarch
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  This is so much fun!!! Great expressions! SQUIRMY-WORMY WATER WEASELS SQUIRMY-WORMY WATER WEASELS Does the Marine Otter actually eat starfish? don't tell Patrick!

  armian
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  WOW! Fantastic !!!! Isn't there anything like this for armadillos???

  kale-locke
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  WOOT! OTTERS RULE :D EPICNESS TO THE MAX

  sgredalert
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  Did they get bored with the names?

"Hairy-nosed otter"
"African Spot-neck otter"

XD

Otters are adorable.

  dashutri
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 2 years ago

  Wow. Every single one of these guys just screams 'Herp! Derp derp derp' to me..

  furlow
 

( No Subject ) Posted: a year ago

  Now, splash all those species into one and you got me!!! ;)

  combatraccoon
 

( No Subject ) Posted: a year ago

  there are many species of otter in ze world.

and they all have funny expressions.

  dendroidman
 

( No Subject ) Posted: a year ago

  what are those non lutrin things there. blaspheme!!! lol

  spiderwing
 

( No Subject ) Posted: a year ago

  EEeee! Weeeziillss!!!!!!!

  pirategod
 

( No Subject ) Posted: a year ago

  European river otters represent!

  randerwolf
 

( No Subject ) Posted: a year ago

  so cute... I love otters x]

  rexwolf
 

( No Subject ) Posted: a year ago

  Awesome piece. Mind if I point a couple things out?

I'm researching otters for a project, an otter costume. First off, I read that sea otters have smaller tails. That doesn't seem to be the case with your depiction. Second, I spent a lot of time looking at Giant Otter pictures (Pteronura brasiliensis). The tails are wing-like, much thinner and wider, especially at the tip, to allow the big animal to swim more efficiently. They're also huge, vastly dwarfing other species (giants can be up to 6 feet long from nose to tail!)

Anyway, great piece. Please check out my latest journal entry. I'm looking for input from the fandom on characteristics and appearance of the otter costume I'm making. I'd like the costume to be based on a non-commercial character generated with input from the fandom at-large.

  d3vinsawhog
 

( No Subject ) Posted: a year ago

  I want all of them, except the Sea Otter, but that is just because I live in more of a landlocked area with lots of rivers...

  jacktheotter
 

(yay) Posted: a year ago

  yay another kin that does otter art man i love this site its the one i don't stick out as an otter finnally!!!!!!!!!!! *otter hugs*

  ryffnah
 

( No Subject ) Posted: a year ago

  This really would be a fantastic poster.

  spazztehfox
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 10 months ago

  They're all so cute! <3

  ~bluemoon
 

( No Subject ) Posted: 10 months ago

  Wow this is so adorable great job