Unlike caimans, giant otters are known to be highly social creatures. adult otters are great swimmers, but babies need time to learn this basic skill.
This could be the point of weakness of otters, where they may be forced to encounter predators such as the caiman, a first class predator.
Giant otters are one of the toughest creatures in the Amazon jungle. Not only are they living in a lake in the middle of the Peruvian Amazon, but they are also surrounded by three hundred black caimans, anaconda, jaguar and puma.
Diablo the giant otter also has six unruly pups to keep from harm, and educate in the ways of the jungle. This otter dad certainly has his paws full.
