Smooth-coated Otter

The smooth-coated otter is the largest otter species in Asia and a highly social, semi-aquatic carnivore found across the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. It lives in family groups of up to 11 individuals and is one of the few otter species that actively hunts cooperatively. Listed as Vulnerable, it faces threats from wetland degradation, pollution, and hunting for its dense, smooth fur.