Spraints


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(sprānts)
n. pl.1.The dung of an otter.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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Eurasian otter spraints were collected while monitoring the movements of an individual escaped from an otter centre (Ferrari et al.
Detection of earthworm chaetae in mammal faeces: methodological implications
The results presented here were obtained from analyses of 81 fecal samples (spraints) collected during January 2005-December 2008 at three sites in the Santiago River, Nayarit/Jalisco, Mexico (elevation 245-480 m, 22[degrees]C mean temperature, 800-1000 mm annual rainfall): confluence of the Bolanos river (Number of spraints = 13; reference point: 21[degrees].192174, -104[degrees].067054), El Cajon reservoir (N = 52; 21[degrees].119621, -103[degrees].977932), and Santo Domingo (N = 16; 21[degrees].427587, -104[degrees].437750).
DIETA DE LA NUTRIA NEOTROPICAL LONTRA LONGICAUDIS (CARNIVORA: MUSTELIDAE) EN EL RIO SANTIAGO, NAYARIT-JALISCO, MEXICO
Evaluation of methods used for diet analysis of the Neotropical otter Lontra longicaudis (Carnivora, Mustelidae) based on spraints. Mammalian Biology 74:230-235.
Analisis tafonomico de huesos de roedores en heces de Lontra longicaudis (Mustelidae, Carnivora) en ambientes riparios
The standard methodology for otter surveys is to look for spraints (droppings) for a distance of up to 600 m from what is considered to be a suitable sprainting site, such as under a bridge or at the confluence of two streams/rivers.
Estimating otter numbers using spraints: is it possible?
These sweet-smelling droppings, or spraints as they are known, belong to an otter.
No otter animal quite like them; Talk on the wild side with Keith Broomfield Keith's column gives an insight into everyday wildlife and the interesting natural diversity you can expect to see throughout the year in the Aberdeen area as the seasons change
Otter faeces (hereafter: spraints) were collected seasonally from the banks, on standard routes ca 4-km long (see Fig.
Resource availability and use by Eurasian otters Lutra lutra in a heavily modified river-canal system
Water mammals have also suffered greatly, with water vole holes and otter spraints (making recording difficult) being washed away in the heavy floods.
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The use of spraints to survey population of otters (Lutra lutra).
Distribution, Population Status and Habitat Utilization of Common Otter (Lutra lutra) in Neelum Valley, Azad Jammu and Kashmir
They are shy and travel at night, with their presence usually only given away by 'spraints' - otter droppings.
RING OF BRUM WATER; Rare otters spotted in city waterways
The survey's results were based on evidence of the species' distinctive jasmine tea-scented droppings known as spraints, and their five toe footprints.
Otters make triumphant comeback in our cleanest rivers for 30 years; PESTICIDE BAN AIDS RETURN AFTER NEAR EXTINCTION
We search for the fresh-water pools they use for bathing and for spraints (that's otter poo).
DANCING IN THE ISLES; Go wild in the Hebrides and start.
Eight spraints were observed on a piece of land almost 700 m inward from the embankment towards the inside of main reservoir (26o 09' 295" N, 68o 59' 859" E).
STUDY ON SOME MEDIUN-SIZED AND LARGE MAMMALS OF CHOTIARI WETLANDS COMPLEX, SANGHAR, SINDH, PAKISTAN

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