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How do otters move?

Updated: 10/8/2023
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Beavers have webbed hind legs that act like as a paddle when they swim through water. They have a large flat tail that helps them steer through water. Their tail is used for other things for example when they chew on trees they use their tail like a kick stand to give them support.

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There is now a beaver living near my house that I see ocasionally on my daily dog walk. I have watched him from the bridge swimming in the water at a pace that would equal a normal walking speed for a human. Its Pace is the same wheather it is going up or down current, carrying/craddling branches, or even when it spots me and turns to put some distance between us. From this observation I would say they are designed more for powerful swimming than for speed.

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they use four feet move one place to another
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They like most small mammals have four legs, they move about on these on land, and swim in water.

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Yes, beavers can move their tails. They use them while swimming and can also use their tails to help build their dams.

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I depens on how they feel.

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