African clawless otter

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The African clawless otter (Lutra capensis), also known as the Cape clawless otter or groot otter, is the second-largest freshwater otter species. It inhabits permanent water bodies in savannah and lowland forest areas through most of sub-Saharan Africa. It is characterised by partly webbed and clawless feet, from which their name is derived. The word 'aonyx' means clawless, derived from the prefix a- ("without") and onyx ("claw/hoof").

Read on Wikipedia · Image 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