Otter Otter Otters are carnivorous mammals in the subfamily Lutrinae. The 13 extant otter species are all semiaquatic, aquatic or marine, with diets based on fish and invertebrates. Lutrinae is a branch of the weasel family Mustelidae, which also includes badgers, honey badgers, martens, minks, polecats, and wolverines. The word "otter" derives from the Old English word "otor" or "oter". This, and cognate words in other Indo-European languages, ultimately stem from the Proto-Indo-European language root *wódr̥, which also gave rise to the English word "water". An otter's den is called a holt or couch. Male otters are called dogs or boars,
Butch Otter Butch Otter Clement Leroy "Butch" Otter (born May 3, 1942) is an American businessman and politician serving as the 32nd and current Governor of Idaho since 2007. A member of the Republican Party, he was elected in 2006, 2010, and 2014. Otter served as lieutenant governor from 1987 to 2001 and in U.S. Congress from the first district from 2001 to 2007. Otter is the longest-serving incumbent governor in the United States whose time in office has run consecutively, at . His election win in 2014 was his tenth consecutive victory. Born in Caldwell, Idaho, into a small family of