Otter Jaws (IMAGE)

University at Buffalo

Otter Jaws

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Digital, 3-D reconstructions show the skulls -- including the jaws -- of the roughly 15-pound common otter Lutra lutra (left), and the roughly 110-pound Siamogale melilutra, a giant prehistoric otter with a surprisingly powerful bite (right).

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Credit: Z. Jack Tseng

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