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The Eurasian otter is a shy, charismatic inhabitant of the Soča watershed, found across Europe and parts of Asia in rivers and wetlands. A member of the weasel family (Mustelidae), it is a solitary and strongly territorial beast, with individuals patrolling river stretches between 1 and 40 km long. Sleek and muscular, otters measure 57 to 95 cm including the tail and weigh 7 to 12 kg. From hidden holts—burrows in the riverbank, often with underwater entrances—females raise 2 to 4 pups, teaching them to swim and hunt for a year before they leave to find territory of their own. Otters hunt fish, crustaceans, and amphibians. Long thought to rely only on sight and touch, recent research suggests they may also smell underwater. Like nocturnal ninjas, they leave little more than pawprints in the sand and meal remains. Elusive and playful, they are powerful emblems of wild, healthy rivers. Mostly nocturnal, often mischievous, and always rebellious, they can be spotted doing their evening lap in the Soča’s gorge, rarely offering even keen-eyed kayakers a fleeting glimpse into their secret semiaquatic world.
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Evrazijska vidra je karizmatična prebivalka porečja Soče. Najdemo jo po vsej Evropi in delih Azije, v rekah in mokriščih. Kot članica družine podlasic (Mustelidae) je samotarska in izjemno teritorialna zver; posamezne živali namreč redno nadzorujejo svoj teritorj s patruljiranjem tudi do 40 kilometrov vzdolž reke.
Imajo vitko in mišičasto postavo; v dolžino vključno z repom merijo od 57 do 95 cm ter tehtajo med 7 in 12 kg. V brlogih, včasih opremljenih tudi s podvodnimi vhodi, samice skotijo legla z 2 do 4 mladiči. Mati ostane z njimi do enega leta, ko so primorani poiskati svoje ozemlje. Vidre plenijo ribe, rake in dvoživke. Do nedavnega so domnevali, da se zanašajo le na vid in dotik, vendar novejše raziskave kažejo, da lahko pod vodo tudi vohajo. Po svojih nočnih plenilskih pohodih za seboj v pesku kot prave male nindže puščajo le odtise šap in ostanke žrtev.
Izmuzljivo, a hkrati igrivo vedenje upravičuje vidro kot simbol zdravih rek. Večinoma nočno aktivne, pogosto pobalinske in vedno uporniške, jih ob Soči in njenih pritokih lahko opazujemo pri njihovih večernih obhodih. Največ priložnosti za to imajo prav kajakaši pri večerni plovbi po soteski Soče.
Soča Otter | Soška Vidra
- 100% organic cotton
- wash cold, hang to dry
- designed and printed in Slovenia
Our Soča Otter tee is printed on a 100% organic combed-cotton T-shirt. Unlike other organic cotton T-shirts, our shirts are made with combed cotton, giving it a soft, worn-in feel, superior drape, excellent colour fastness and durability throughout multiple washes.All our t-shirts are printed using discharge printing, a technique which removes the fabric dye before applying the design. This results in a soft, breathable, flexible print that feels like part of the fabric.
This shirt has tailored unisex fit. We suggest that women order one size down, and men order a size up. For best care results, follow care label instructions.
Our tees are designed in the Soča Valley, drawn near Bled and printed near Maribor, Slovenia.