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Photo: Mark Paxton of Shamvura Camp, Namibia, who releases it under the licenses below. JMK (talk) 20:54, 2 November 2013 (UTC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source ↗
Cape Clawless Otter
Groototter · Aonyx capensis
A large, glossy brown otter with a pale throat and chest and dexterous, partly webbed hands without claws on the fingers. It feeds on crabs, frogs and fish, often crunching prey on a favourite rock. Most active early and late in the day along rivers and dams.
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Big and chocolate-brown with a white chin and throat; its 'hands' look almost human and lack claws.
Look for its tracks
Five round toes, NO claws, with a little webbing; large prints on muddy river and dam banks.
Where to see it in Kruger
Along the larger rivers and dams park-wide — Sabie, Olifants, Letaba — most often at dawn and dusk.
Did you know
It uses its sensitive forepaws, not its mouth, to feel for crabs under rocks.
Often confused with
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