The Otter has the Coot beat hands down. I used to watch them all the time
on the upper Nisqually River while they fished. It was amazing how much
water they could cover without ever coming up. Otters take ducks and geese
all the time. They are nothing but muscle and attitude when needed. A few
years ago, a family of three wiped out my duck and goose population in less
than a week; ditto the channel catfish!

Clarence C. Lupo
Onalaska, WA.


----- Original Message -----
From: "ravenintherain" <ccorax at blarg.net>
Cc: "Tweeters" <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2008 11:15 PM
Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Ridgefield: OTTER takes COOT diving, then out to
lunch


> Bill Clemons wrote:
>> The Otter stayed under until the Coot was presumably drowned, and then
>> the Otter surfaced, moved out of the water onto the dike and took the
>> Coot to lunch. Clay said that when the Otter finished its lunch, there
>> were only wings and feet left.
>>
> I wonder whether the otter passively drowned the coot or actively killed
> it under water. Anyone know the relative underwater-staying-power of
> otter as compared to coot?
>
> Dale
>
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> Dale Chase
> (AKA ravenintherain)
> Seattle, Washington
> ccorax at blarg.net
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