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Description
Behavior
Values
Threats
Conservation
100
Giant Otter body length can reach up to 
What is 6 feet?
100
Giant otters live in groups of 3-10 called
What is holts?
100
What was considered the major commercial value in the past?
What is hunting for fur?
100
This threat drastically reduces food availability 
What is overfishing?
100
The Giant Otter is federally listed as 
What is endangered?
200
The Giant Otter main habitat is 

What is Rainforests and rivers of South America?

200

The act of lifting their heads and necks out of the water to reveal white throat markings is called 

What is periscoping?
200
Giant Otters can be seen as a _______ for promoting ecotourism in the Amazon
What is a flagship species?
200
This disease is most prevalent in captive Giant Otter populations 
What is canine parvovirus?
200
The first Giant Otter to be raised in captivity within a Conservation program 
Who is Pipo?
300
Guard hairs are used for 
What is to trap water and to keep inner fur dry?
300
Giant Otters consume how many pounds of food a day?
What is 10 pounds?
300
What percent of riverine residents that were interviewed have experienced a problem with Giant Otters 
What is 60%?
300
Giant Otters are mainly hunted for 
What is meat and fur?
300
The estimated number of Giant Otters left in the wild
1,000 to 5,000
400
The oldest fossil of the Giant Otter dates to 
What is 3.5 Million years ago?
400
Giant Otters have how many distinct vocalizations?
What is 9?
400
The top two values of the Giant Otter are 
What is Recreational/Tourism and Negative Values?
400
Dam development had a ____% increase over 20 years from 2015 
What is 300?
400

Particular endangerment from habitat loss is due to the draining of 


What is the Pantanal for the Hidrovia canal
500
This key adaptive feature helps to detect changes in currents in water pressure in order to find prey 
What are Vibrissae?
500
Feeding of cubs and teaching of skills by sub-adults 
What is Alloparenting?
500
As an apex predator, the giant otter helps control populations of which kind of fish 
What is the piranha?
500
Tourist-traveled lakes has caused a decrease in 
What is reproductive success and sighting?
500

Facilitating the return of Giant Otters in the floodplain will allow the population to reach _____, which is the minimum conservation goal for a genetically viable population

What is Ne>500