Otters are rumored to be rulers in freshwater lakes that can besiege monitor lizards and hunt crocodiles. Does the "cute" otter that looks harmless to humans and animals really have this strength?
In March this year, someone in Singapore photographed a monitor lizard and an otter fighting fiercely, the two are several times different in size, and the ending seems to be unsuspenseful, but it is actually shocking. Originally, the otter was holding half a fish and nibbling on the river, but it was targeted by this monitor lizard, and it could only stop eating and retreat to be vigilant.
In terms of size, otters are less than one-third the size of monitor lizards, and the other party is menacing, and the target is the fish in their mouths. If you give up the food to your mouth, the otters can be safely evacuated, otherwise a big war will definitely not be avoided.
The otter's aggressiveness lies in its huge bite force, which is characteristic of the mustelidae family, plus their agility and first-class predation ability, and they can avoid danger in time when encountering enemies. But this is insignificant in front of a monitor lizard that is three or four times larger than himself.
Because monitor lizards have extremely lethal tails, they are extremely thick and nearly a meter long. It seems to move slowly, but in fact, it approaches the enemy in this way, makes the opponent unguarded, and then surprises the enemy with a sharp blow with its tail. Once the otter is drawn, I am afraid that it will be seriously injured, and it may even die in severe cases.
So, in a one-on-one fight, otters may fall behind, and discarding food is obviously the wisest decision. However, the otter did not do this, and it kept shouting when it was circling with the monitor lizard, and sure enough, it waited for the help of its companions.
Soon the monitor lizard was surrounded by 5 or 6 otters, and the situation was immediately reversed. Otter families form semi-encircled formations from the river, forcing monitor lizards ashore and leaving their territory. At the same time, several otters are constantly provoking and roaring at the monitor lizard, creating tension and oppression.
The monitor lizard, knowing that he would not benefit, confronted the otter family and flicked his tail attack while looking for an escape route. Eventually, it escaped under the expulsion of the otter. From this, you can also find that otters are not stupid and bully, they are bold and fierce, and they like to pull gangs, proper freshwater animal kingdom "black and evil forces".
Many people may not know that Singapore has always inhabited a large otter family, commonly known as the "Bishan Gang", which is the largest local "triad". Residents can often see swarms of otters, strolling and resting in the streets, and the population is amazingly large.
In 2018, the "Bishan" gang gathered all the members of the family, and another new otter family, the "Binhai" gang, fought fiercely in the river for status, and the scene was quite tragic. Adhering to the belief that "either you die or I live", the two sides fought in the dark, and finally under the intervention of the onlookers, they were able to stop. Now, do anyone still think of them as soft and cute "monsters"?
Moreover, otters also have a very tough South American relative, the giant otter, also known as the great otter, which is the largest of the 13 existing otter species. The giant otter, known as the "wolves in the water", inhabits the Amazon rainforest, not only fishing for food, but also snakes and caimans, and is extremely ferocious.
However, caimans belong to the small crocodiles in the crocodile family, which is not enough for otters to become freshwater rulers. If you encounter a bay crocodile or a ze crocodile, do you think the otter can still be so arrogant? #Headline Creation Challenge##所见所得, It's All Science##Otter##Tourist's Mobile Phone Dropped in the Pool and Picked Up by Otter and Returned##Giant Otter Vicious Battle Jaguar ##Why Don't Crocodiles Dare to Eat Otter##水獭科普 #
