Giant River Otter Mother and Pup, Pantanal, Brazil

Exposure Date: 2010:09:05 16:17:40;
ImageDescription: Giant Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis)Pantanal, BrazilThe giant otter is now listed as endangered by the IUCN due to habitat loss and exploitation. This mother and pup were feeding along the banks of the Ciuaba River near the town of Porto Jofre in the Brazilian Pantanal. I was able to get quite a few shots from the small boat that I was in before the two otters moved on.;
Make: NIKON CORPORATION;
Model: NIKON D300;
Exposure Time: 1/320.0 seconds s;
FNumber: f/4.0;
ISOSpeedRatings: ISO 800;
ExposureProgram: Other;
ExposureBiasValue: +-10/6
MeteringMode: Other;
Flash: Flash did not fire;
FocalLength: 270.0 mm mm;
FocalLengthIn35mmFilm: 405 mm;
Software: Adobe Photoshop CS5 Macintosh;