The playful North American river otter is equally at home in the water and on land. It makes its home in a burrow near the water's edge, and can thrive in river, lake, swamp, or estuary ecosystems.

This story appears in the February 2013 issue of National Geographic magazine ... fishing and playing on the river. People stopped and chatted about “their” otters, amazed that we were ...

9 min read Charlie Hamilton James is one of six photographers who contributed to National Geographic ... North American river otters, Snake River, Wyoming North American river otters, Ely Springs ...