Blue otters

While similar to their more mundane brethren, blue otters are larger and have flattened tails with sharp crests on each edge. They generally travel in small groups during the day, feeding on fish, eggs, smaller aquatic mammals, and birds. Using tree roots as structural supports, they reside in dens cut into larger, stabler sandbars or riverbanks. Here they produce litters of only one or two young each year. Their breeding pattern, coupled with their large profile and valuable pelts, makes them ideal targets for extinction. It is not surprising then, that blue otters are endangered. In many areas of northwestern Endor (notably Gondor), however, they are protected by hunting bans.