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Post by Super Communist on Dec 28, 2011 12:42:42 GMT -5
 The giant otter is clearly distinguished from other otters by morphological and behavioral characteristics. It has the greatest body length of any species in the mustelid family, although the sea otter may be heavier. Males are between 1.5 and 1.7 m (4.9 and 5.6 ft) in length from head to tail and females between 1 and 1.5 m (3.3 and 4.9 ft). The animal's well-muscled tail can add a further 70 cm (28 in) to the total body length. Early reports of skins and living animals suggested exceptionally large males of up to 2.4 m (7.9 ft); intensive hunting likely reduced the occurrence of such massive specimens. Weights are between 26 and 45.3 kg (57 and 100 lb) for males and 22 and 26 kg (49 and 57 lb) for females. vs  The giant snakehead or giant mudfish (Channa micropeltes) is the largest in the family Channidae, capable of growing to over 1 meter in length (3.3 feet) and a weight of over 20 kilograms (44 pounds). It is widely distributed in the freshwater of South East Asia and some regions of India. Other names include red snakehead, redline snakehead, Malabar snakehead, and Ikan toman (where ikan is "fish" in both Indonesian and Malay). The giant snakehead is known in Thai language as Pla Chado (Thai: ปลาชะโด). |
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Post by Super Communist on Dec 28, 2011 12:45:08 GMT -5
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Post by Reticulatus on Dec 28, 2011 13:19:04 GMT -5
it looks like a big meal for the otter
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Post by Canid Cetus Aves on Dec 28, 2011 15:04:33 GMT -5
^ Agreed. It looks pretty big. I don't think the Otter would win here.
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Post by Felis Rex on Dec 28, 2011 18:03:56 GMT -5
You all realize this is an otter the size of a grey wolf! It specializes in hunting and killing fish, when fish are scarce they have been known to feed on caimen and anacondas. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_otter |
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Post by Canid Cetus Aves on Dec 28, 2011 18:13:30 GMT -5
You all realize this is an otter the size of a grey wolf! It specializes in hunting and killing fish, when fish are scarce they have been known to feed on caimen and anacondas. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_otter*Facepalm* I feel stupid. I accidentally read it as "Sea Otter" this whole time! Never mind what I said then. The Otter wins. 7.9ft. and 100lbs is too much for the Snakehead. |
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Post by Felis Rex on Dec 28, 2011 18:36:57 GMT -5
Sea Otters, although not as long are heavier on average, the largest member of the weasle family with documented weights approaching 120lbs.
Both otters would dominate this fish.
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Post by Canid Cetus Aves on Dec 28, 2011 18:43:39 GMT -5
Sea Otters, although not as long are heavier on average, the largest member of the weasle family with documented weights approaching 120lbs. Both otters would dominate this fish. I was going with more of the average Sea Otter weight, which is about 50-60ish pounds. Plus I was also considering the Snakehead's, teeth and jaws. |
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Post by Felis Rex on Dec 28, 2011 19:06:23 GMT -5
50 lbs is the low end for a male sea otter.
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Post by Canid Cetus Aves on Dec 28, 2011 19:36:15 GMT -5
50 lbs is the low end for a male sea otter. Sorry. I was averaging both males and females. Then the male averages about 70lbs. I guess you're right. Even if it was a Sea Otter it would be a mis-match. This is even worse! |
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Post by Reticulatus on Dec 28, 2011 19:56:31 GMT -5
i'd like to see the giant river otter in more matches
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Post by Deinobrontornis on Dec 28, 2011 20:22:21 GMT -5
You all realize this is an otter the size of a grey wolf! It specializes in hunting and killing fish, when fish are scarce they have been known to feed on caimen and anacondas. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_otter*Facepalm* I feel stupid. I accidentally read it as "Sea Otter" this whole time! Never mind what I said then. The Otter wins. 7.9ft. and 100lbs is too much for the Snakehead. HAHAHA! Yes. |
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Post by Felis Rex on Dec 28, 2011 21:10:00 GMT -5
A river otter might be a decent match
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Post by Super Communist on Dec 28, 2011 21:54:27 GMT -5
I woudn't call this a mismatch since most river otters don't reach those upper weights.
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Post by Felis Rex on Dec 28, 2011 22:13:08 GMT -5
They are still very large animals, as I said they size of a wolf, and specialized fish hunters.
Most snakeheads dont reach those sizes either, that is just a maximum size.
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