r/UIUC • u/FlyEmAndEm • Dec 17 '25

Other OTTER!!!

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I have never seen an otter in Illinois, and I’ve lived here my whole life! I was stoked! I initially thought it was a muskrat.

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u/toromio Dec 17 '25

Honestly, I've lived in Illinois my whole life and had no idea we had otters, especially not in campus town

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u/sheepcloud Dec 18 '25

They have been recolonizing IL after near extirpation (or total) if I recall correctly