Otter — a large animal with the extended, flexible body streamlineforms. Paws short, with swimming membranes. The otter conducts a semi-water imagelives, perfectly floating, diving and getting itself food in water. Water is vital for an otter: in it itgets food, looks for rescue from danger. But also the land has in otter lifegreat value: on it the animal suits shelters and breeds, has a rest,makes transitions between reservoirs. The river otter very widely — almost is widespread on allEurasia, from the northern woods to tropical islands of the Malay Archipelago; livesit and in the northwest of Africa. Though in the nature the otter of the person avoids, in bondageshe is easily tamed, is friendly. In some countries locals sometimesuse the tamed otters for catching of fishesAt one time the otter was exterminated. In the last decades huntingon it it is limited everywhere. And still in the countries of Europe its quantity steadilydecreases. Deforestation has extremely an adverse effect on the number of an otter.