The otter is a mammal, a carnivore, and a carnivore in terms of feeding habits. They can eat a lot of animals, mainly some aquatic animals in the water, because they have a strong ability to hunt in the water. Fish is the main food of otters, and most of the food caught by wild otters in the water is fish. In addition to fish, there are some animals that otters can catch, such as shrimp, crabs, snakes, frogs and some large waterfowl and so on. In addition, some otters are also raised in zoos, and the food they eat is mainly fish, shrimp and crab.
Otters are very strong predators, can be a variety of animals as food. Because of their strong hunting ability, they are very high in the food chain, almost at the top. Otters have very keen visual abilities, and they can quickly locate their prey in the water. When they lock on to their prey, they will decide whether it is better to attack from above or from below according to the specific situation. The main thing is their claws, their toes are very sharp. Therefore, after locking on their prey, they will use their claws to immobilize the prey. After that, they will spin them hard, tear them apart, and then eat them.
For smaller prey, otters will eat it directly; For larger animals, they will first tear up and make small, and then eat. Moreover, otters usually eat all their prey after catching it and do not store it for a single meal.
