Otter holts usually consist of a chamber dug into the earth of a river bank, often between tree roots or under rocks. Holts generally have more than one entrance/exit.
A Holt is a dwelling place or nest for otters. A group of otters is known as a Holt, so otters live in a Holt.
The name of an otters home is a "holt."
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An otters den or lair is call a Holt.
An otters den or lair is call a Holt.
Common names used for the otters home include Holt or Den.
Otters will build their homes or Holt, around where there is a good supply of natural food such as fish, crustaceans and amphibians. Large entrance holes are normally found under the roots of old riverbank trees and there is usually plenty of reed and bramble cover around. A lot of holt's are now man made due to habitat loss and are made to encourage otters to a specific areas of conservation. Otters like locations that are not disturbed by human activities such as dog walking. A good indication of whether the holt is active, is a wet mud slide running down in to the water, depending on how high up the bank the holt is situated.To see a picture of a otters holt, please see the related link below..
A Holt is a den or burrow typically used by otters. Otters are semi-aquatic mammals that use holts as shelter and protection.
A Holt is a deep hole in the river where river otters can hide for shelter or protection.
Otters will build their home anywhere, even in the base of a tree that hangs over the creek. The home is called a Holt regardless of where or how it is made.
An otter's burrow is called a Den, Holt or Couch
Holt means stop or if your trotting , cantering or gallopin this helps slow your horse down to make a horse Holt you pull down the reins and sit back in your seat ALWAYS MAKE SURE YOU HAVE YOUR HEELS POINTING DOWN AND YOUR TOES POINTING P THISPREVENTS YOU FROM FALLING OFF.