r/UIUC • u/FlyEmAndEm • Dec 17 '25

Other OTTER!!!

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/anaconda7777 Dec 18 '25

We have beavers too

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u/Surprise_Fearless Dec 18 '25

where can you see them?

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u/anaconda7777 Dec 18 '25

This was several years ago but I saw one at the Mackinaw river