
Adopt An Animal symbolically from World Animal Foundation. Your WAF Adopt An Animal Kit comes in a Deluxe WAF Folder and includes: Glossy Photo of Your Adopted Animal; Adopt An Animal Adoption Certificate; Fact Sheet About Your Adopted Animal; Help Animals Info Cards Packed With Information On Animal Issues & How You Can Help Animals And The Environment. Adopt An Animal for Yourself or as a Gift...
Adopt An Otter From World Animal Foundation
Your World Animal Foundation Adopt An Otter Kit comes in a Deluxe WAF Folder and includes:
Adopt An Otter Kits make great gifts and can be sent directly to the recipient. Simply supply the recipient's name and mailing address as shipping information. We'll even include a letter stating the Adopt An Animal Kit is from you.
WAF's Adopt An Animal symbolic adoption is a one time fee and helps the World Animal Foundation to preserve the planet and protect its animals. Adopt an animal for yourself or order an Adopt An Animal Kit as a gift. Help make a difference for animals - Adopt An Animal Today!
Adopt An Otter: Help World Animal Foundation Make A Difference For Animals!
Otters – their irresistible appearances and humorous antics tend to endear them to animal lovers worldwide. These carnivorous little mammals belong to a branch of the weasel family Mustelidae, and they can be found in habitats on every continent except Australia and Antarctica.
There are thirteen different species of otter, each species living in areas close to water, since they’re either semi-aquatic, aquatic, or marine living animals. Otters will hunt and swim in ocean waters, rivers, wetlands, marshes, streams and lakes, staying in shallower areas close to land in order to avoid predators in the water.
The otter is uniquely adapted to life spent mostly swimming, and the sea otter most of all. Their long, slim physique, short limbs, webbed paws and (in most species) muscular tails help to propel them effortlessly in an aquatic environment. An insulating undercoat is protected by a layer of longer guard hairs, helping to keep them warm underwater as well, particularly since some species live in cold water habitats. Otters spend a lot of time grooming their coats and will actually ‘blow’ air into their fur to ensure a good insulating layer exists between the undercoat and top coat of fur.
Adult otters can range from 2 to 5.9 feet in length and 2.2 to 99.2 lb in weight, with the Oriental small-clawed otter being the most diminutive otter species, and the giant otter and sea otter being the largest.
It’s not unusual for otters to hunt for as many as five hours each day. Nursing otter mothers often hunt as many as eight hours daily to fulfill their nutritional needs. The high metabolic rates of many otter species means that they need to eat a significant portion of their body weight each day to help them keep warm.
European otters need to eat about 15% of their weight daily, while sea otters may need to eat as much as 25% of their own body weight each day, depending on the temperature of the water in their unique habitat.
These furry carnivores are active and efficient hunters, eating mainly fish but often adding frogs, crayfish, crabs, sea urchins or shellfish to their daily menu. Some otters even feed on small mammals, turtles or birds when needed. Sea otters are known to use tools - this species will carry a rock in the pouch of skin under its arm, using it to smash open the shells of crustaceans like clams and abalone.
Although most otter species prefer to be in the water for a majority of the time (an exception is the river otter, which swims only to hunt or move from place to place), they build dens (called holts) on land from branches, twigs, sand, and occasionally abandoned beaver dens. These dry land territories are often generously marked by the otter with droppings to mark their habitat, leaving a distinctive smell around the area that’s been described as smelling like anything from fresh cut hay to rotting fish.
The otter social structure is also fascinating. While some species live alone, others may live in a large family group referred to as a bevy, lodge, romp, or raft of otters. Groups of males and groups of females with pups tend to stay separate, with males and females usually only interacting to mate. Otters are very playful, too. They can often be found playing chase with one another, wrestling, and sliding down hills or snow into the water, purely for the sheer fun of it.
These lively little mammals can become ready to mate anywhere from two to five years of age depending on species, and have a gestation period of 60 to 86 days before pups are born into the den. Sea otters only tend to give birth to one pup at a time, while other species may have up to five pups in one litter.
Newborn otter pups are cared for by the mother, and although they’re able to swim on their own after a few months, pups generally tend to stay with their family group for the first year of their lives. Sea otter pups in particular are cared for very closely, resting on their mother’s chest to sleep and feed, or, when the mother needs to hunt, left wrapped in a bed of sea kelp to float safely on the surface, since their extremely buoyant coat doesn’t allow them to dive until they’re older.
Although there are some differences from species to species, otters have an approximate lifespan of up to 16 years.
THREATS TO OTTERS
Because of their luxurious, dense coats, some otter species have historically been hunted for their pelts to near extinction status. Poaching, pesticide use and habitat loss also threaten otter populations around the world, and in areas like the Amazon River basin, toxic pollutants from mining affects natural waterways where otters live and hunt.
Some otter species have been extended environmental protection, particularly sea otters, and some populations are gradually increasing again from dangerously low numbers.
In Bangladesh, smooth-coated otters are still bred and used by fishermen to drive fish into their nets, although this practice is becoming far less popular with the introduction of technology that makes fishing more efficient.
Your World Animal Foundation Adopt An Animal Kit comes in a Deluxe WAF Folder and includes:
Glossy Photo Of Your Adopted Animal; Adopt An Animal Adoption Certificate; Fact Sheet About Your Adopted Animal; Help Animals Info Cards Packed With Information On Animal Issues & How You Can Help Animals And The Environment.
WAF's Adopt An Animal symbolic adoption is a one time fee and helps the World Animal Foundation to preserve the planet and protect its animals. Adopt an animal for yourself or order an Adopt An Animal Kit as a gift. Help make a difference for animals - Adopt An Animal Today!
Adopt An Animal Kits make great gifts and can be sent directly to the recipient:
Simply supply the recipient's name and mailing address as shipping information. We'll even include a letter stating the Adopt An Animal Kit is from you.
Why Adopt An Animal From World Animal Foundation?
Many of the planet’s most iconic and beloved animals are in trouble, and World Animal Foundation needs your help to save them. You can make a difference for wildlife and domestic animals by adopting an animal from World Animal Foundation for yourself, or adopting an animal as gift. Adopting an animal is the perfect gift for a loved one who loves animals, and helps to support World Animal Foundation's critical mission of preserving and protecting the planet and the animals that inhabit it.
The world is teaming with an amazing diversity of animals. Some species are beautiful, others bizarre — but they all are important to the ecosystem and deserve our respect, compassion and protection. Unfortunately, many animal species are declining at a rapid rate as a result of irresponsible human activities. Habitat destruction, pollution, hunting, poor agricultural practices and changes in climate are among the threats faced by wildlife and domestic animals. World Animal Foundation's Adopt An Animal program allows you to symbolically adopt your favorite animal species while supporting our important work of protecting wildlife, companion animals, farm animals and the environment.
Adopt An Animal contributions help provide critical financial support needed to preserve and protect some of the world's most imperiled and abused animals, and to combat the global forces that threaten wildlife, companion animals, farm animals and the planet. World Animal Foundation actively works to create lasting change by fighting the forces that devastate the environment, endanger wildlife and harm companion animals and farm animals. WAF is an all volunteer organization. The organization has no paid officers and uses all donations towards animal and environmental programs: direct rescue, educational programs and animal sanctuaries. Utilizing volunteerism, WAF has kept operating costs to a bare minimum while maximizing our ability to help animals.
Fast Shipping! (Note: Shipping Delays May Occur Due To Pandemic)
Shipping time for World Animal Foundation Adopt An Animal Kits averages 2 to 4 business days - USA. Allow additional time for Adopt An Animal Kits orders outside the USA. Your Adopt An Animal Packet will arrive approximately 2 to 4 business days following shipping date. Shipping & Handling for Adopt An Animal Kits within the USA are by U.S.P.S. Priority Mail.
INTERNATIONAL ORDERS: Average shipping time for Adopt An Animal Kits outside of the USA is 5 to 14 business days, including Canada. International Shipping & Handling for Adopt An Animal Kits is by U.S.P.S. First Class Mail.
World Animal Foundation Adopt An Animal Kits are provided by Tree Frog Trading.
The World Animal Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and protection of the planet and the animals that inhabit it. WAF works with other not-for-profit organizations dedicated to planet preservation and animal issues. WAF works through public education, research, investigations, animal rescue, legislation, special events, and direct action.
WAF is an all volunteer organization. The organization has no paid officers and uses all donations towards animal and environmental programs: direct rescue, educational programs and animal sanctuaries. Utilizing volunteerism, WAF has kept operating costs to a bare minimum while maximizing our ability to help animals.
​WAF has members throughout the world and on every continent.
Through our volunteer network, the World Animal Foundation attempts to make the world a more compassionate place for all animals - wild animals, companion animals, aquatic animals and farm animals. Through grass roots action and activism, WAF bridged the gap between animal and environmental issues.
The Foundation has directly rescued thousands of animals and supports wildlife sanctuaries throughout the US. In addition, WAF engages in Trap-Neuter-Return of feral cats, animal adoptions, low cost spay-neuter programs and numerous animal concerns campaigns.
Membership in the organization is free. Donations are always appreciated and needed to carryout our crucial mission of helping animals and the planet. Help make a difference!