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A North American river otter (Lontra canadensis) surfaces with a catfish in its jaws in a remote pond near Elkton in rural southwestern Oregon on November 12, 2025. These agile, semi-aquatic predators can hold their breath for up to eight minutes while hunting underwater. Once in sharp decline from habitat loss and over-trapping, river otter populations have rebounded across much of North America thanks to cleaner waterways and reintroduction efforts. (Photo by Robin Loznak/ZUMA Press Wire/Rex Features/Shutterstock)
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