A river otter poses for the picture at Charles Towne Landing, near Charleston. Rodger Painter of Gaffney took the portrait in June 2007.
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Rodger describes the scene: "A river otter basks on a tree stump following a refreshing dip in a pool at Charles Towne Landing. A resident of the zoo at the state historic site, the otter is one of many native South Carolina animal species which might have greeted early European settlers in 1670 Charleston."
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