River Otter on the Bank
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Otter Coloring Pages
Meet river otters walking, swimming and resting by freshwater, and sea otters floating among kelp. A few playful cartoon scenes add a different kind of fun.
Choose a difficulty
Coloring Pages
River Otter Swimming at the Surface
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River Otter Diving Underwater
detailed
River Otter Grooming Its Cheek
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River Otter Parent and Pup
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River Otter Resting on a Rock
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Three River Otters in a Stream
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Sleeping River Otter
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Friendly River Otter Pup
easy
Sea Otter Floating on Its Back
easy
Sea Otter Mother and Pup
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Sea Otter Among Kelp
detailed
Choose an upright pup or a floating otter
The upright picture has a broad chest patch; the floating pose changes the outline and adds water.
One upright pup
Choose this for large fur areas and a pale chest with little background.
Friendly River Otter Pup →
Floating on the water
Choose the sea otter to work around a reclining body and the water marks beside it.
Sea Otter Floating on Its Back →Make the pale chest stand out
Print the original line drawing linked below. The numbered areas match the color key and steps; use the colored example as a starting point, then choose your own colors if you prefer.
Digital coloring example
- 1. Brown outer fur
- 2. Cream chest and cheeks
- 3. White paper
- Color the outer head, back, limbs and tail brown, using light strokes near the whiskers.
- Use cream within the broad chest patch and around the muzzle and cheeks.
- Keep the eye highlights and background white; check that the toes remain visible.
The chest patch, whiskers and long tail should remain easy to pick out.
Try one palette across two poses
If you print both pictures, repeat brown and cream while following each picture’s own patch boundaries. Compare the body outlines instead of copying patch positions from one drawing to the other.
More selection and activity ideas
Choose a page
Start with a simple otter pup or floating sea otter, then try riverbank groups and leafy underwater scenes.
Try it together
Choose two pictures and compare the drawn poses, tails and feet. Give the water and plants different shades, or invent a story about the scarf-wearing otters.