River Otter T-Shirt
River Otter T-Shirt
Size & fit
Comfort Colors 1717. Relaxed fit, true to size; size down for a closer fit.
| Size | Chest width (in) | Length (in) |
|---|---|---|
| S | 18 ¼ | 26 ⅝ |
| M | 20 ¼ | 28 |
| L | 22 | 29 ⅜ |
| XL | 24 | 30 ¾ |
| 2XL | 26 | 31 ⅝ |
| 3XL | 27 ¾ | 32 ½ |
| 4XL | 29 ¾ | 33 ½ |
Measured flat: chest across, 1 in below the armholes; length from the high shoulder. Compare with a T-shirt you own and like.
Each shirt is garment-dyed after it is sewn, so the colour can vary slightly from shirt to shirt.
A male otter with a fish on the bank.
The shirt
- Comfort Colors 1717: heavyweight 100% ring-spun cotton, garment-dyed and pre-shrunk.
- The full plate on the back; a detail from it on the left chest.
- Wash cold, inside out; tumble dry low. Don't iron over the print.
Shipping & production
Each shirt is printed for you after you order. Most orders are printed and on their way within 2–5 business days; delivery time depends on the shipping method you choose at checkout. Shipping is shown at checkout before you pay.
Returns
If your shirt arrives damaged, misprinted or defective, contact us within 30 days of delivery with a photo and we'll send a replacement or a refund. Because every shirt is printed to order, we can't accept returns or exchanges for size or a change of mind, so please check the size chart above before ordering.
Plate 036
From the book
- Species
- Lontra canadensis
- As named in the book
- Canada Otter, Lutra canadensis. Male.
- Artist
- J. J. Audubon & J. Bachman
- Book
- The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America, 1845–48
“…we counted each one making twenty-two slides before we disturbed their sportive occupation.”
Then and now
Reintroduced to many states since the 1970s.
Field notes
Audubon watched two otters slide down a creek bank twenty-two times each.
Resting on the bank of Canoe Creek near Henderson, Kentucky, Audubon watched a pair of otters slide down a slick mud bank "with the rapidity of an arrow from a bow," climb up, and do it again. "We counted each one making twenty-two slides before we disturbed their sportive occupation."
By the early twentieth century, river otters had nearly vanished from much of the interior United States, trapped for their fur and squeezed out by dammed, polluted rivers. The comeback came late but strong: from the 1970s, state agencies trapped otters where they were common and released them where they were gone. By 1998 more than four thousand had been released in twenty-one states.
An otter can hold its breath for about eight minutes and dive sixty feet, sealing its ears and nostrils as it goes under.
- 1845–51Audubon counts twenty-two slides on Canoe Creek.
- Early 1900sTrapping and polluted rivers nearly erase otters from the interior US.
- 1970s–1998More than 4,000 otters reintroduced in 21 states.
- TodayMost of those states report growing populations.