The 'killing machine' helps otter to make rare blind fish meat

The otter tucks the blind fish into his mouth and restrains it, making it unable to escape.

Veterinarian Anita Crook recorded this image as he walked along the banks of the Tweed River, England on June 15.

"I always wanted to look for an otter and think I'd try to take some pictures of them catching fish at the mouth of the river. I think the best picture would be an otter with its wide mouth swallowing an entire fish. You just "The otter did this to the blind fish," Crook said.

The otter tucks its prey into its mouth. (Photo: SWNS)

According to Oceana.org, lane blind fishes are mostly found in the Indian Ocean and South Pacific Ocean as well as temperate waters.

Crook is unsure of the type of otter in the photo, but she believes it could be a dog otter.

According to Crook, the otter catches fish for about 50 minutes and does not drag it away from the river bank like other traditional otters.

"His teeth are very strong and white. He uses his foot like a finger to put a fish in his mouth. The fish will not be able to run away. It's a killing machine. I was very lucky to be standing in the right place to Take this picture, " said the British doctor.

The otter swims away after it catches its prey. (Photo: SWNS).

The otter disappeared in England between the 1950s and 1970s due to hunting and the harmful effects of pesticides.

However, by 1978, a ban on marine mammals hunting in the UK helped the population of this species begin to increase. By 2011, the otter began to return to the rivers of the foggy island nation.