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Marshy Point's live-stream camera spots a river otter swimming along Dundee Creek. It starts in the upper left corner of the frame and works its way toward the bottom right.

River otters are weasel-like mammals with dense brown fur. Their long, streamlined bodies and webbed feet help them swim, but they spend time both in the water and on land. Males are bigger than females.

They are found along the shores of the Chesapeake Bay--including its marshes, streams, rivers, and lakes. They make dens along banks (with an underwater entrance), in another animal's burrow, or in a natural hollow (like under a log).

River otters are mostly nocturnal, and are the most active in the early morning and in the evening.

(March 2017)