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Originally appearing in Volume V11, Page 352 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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OTTER , See also:

RIvER.--The See also:size varies considerably, as does the under-See also:wool and the See also:top See also:hair, according to the See also:country of origin. There are few See also:rivers in the See also:world where they do not live. But it is in the colder See also:northern regions that they are found in the greatest See also:numbers and with the best See also:fur or underwool, the top hair, which, with the exception of the scarce and very See also:rich dark See also:brown specimens they have in See also:common with most aquatic animals, is pulled out before the skins are manufactured. Most of the best river otter comes from See also:Canada and the See also:United States and averages 36 X18 in. in size. Skins from See also:Germany and See also:China are smaller, and shorter in the wool. The See also:colours of the under wools of river otters vary, some being very dark, others almost yellow. Both as a fur and as a pelt it is extremely strong, but owing to its See also:short and See also:close wool it is usually made up for the linings, collars and cuffs of men's coats. A large number of skins, after unhairing, is dyed See also:seal See also:colour and used in See also:America. Those from hot climates are very poor in quality. Value 28s. to 118s.

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