![Most river otter species are monogamous and mate for life. So those cute pictures of otter couples you see, they may just be together forever. : r/Awwducational Most river otter species are monogamous and mate for life. So those cute pictures of otter couples you see, they may just be together forever. : r/Awwducational](https://i.redd.it/kh82x8h3cgw41.jpg)
Most river otter species are monogamous and mate for life. So those cute pictures of otter couples you see, they may just be together forever. : r/Awwducational
![During mating, the male bites the nose of the female, often bloodying and scarring it. | Zeeotter, Otter During mating, the male bites the nose of the female, often bloodying and scarring it. | Zeeotter, Otter](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/d8/b9/54/d8b9546d0453f8518174b38ab9efbe6f.jpg)
During mating, the male bites the nose of the female, often bloodying and scarring it. | Zeeotter, Otter
![While river otters usually mate for life, sea otters are polygamous, and their mating ritual is so rough that it was found responsible for 11% of all fresh southern sea otters deaths While river otters usually mate for life, sea otters are polygamous, and their mating ritual is so rough that it was found responsible for 11% of all fresh southern sea otters deaths](https://i.redd.it/oyrtc6hf4xl01.jpg)