Yellowstone Pictures & Trip Reports :: Summer 2005 Photos : Pelicans : Bears

Taking a Swim
Otters can stay under water for up to two minutes. They're much more streamlined and make little noise and few ripples when swimming and diving, except when chasing after fish, when they'll speed up and fly in and out of the water like a butterfly swimmer.

Canon 20D, Sigma 50-500mm


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