1. The scientific word for Sea Otters is Enhydra lutris, which means otter in the water.

2. They spend almost all their time in the ocean.

3. There are 12 species of otters.

4. There is only 1 species of sea otters that are divided into 2 subspecies

5. Sea otters are the largest members of the weasel family.

1. Sea otters are only found in the North Pacific Ocean.

2. Although a sea otters range was once wider, sea otters are only found along the coast.

3. Sea otters can be found in Russia, Alaska, and central California.

1. Sea otters favorite food is shellfish.

2. Sea otters also like crab, squid, beaver, and octopus.

3. Sea otters use stones as tools.

4. Sea otters are the only mammals that are known to use stones as tools.

 

1. Sea otters are meat eaters.

2. Sea otters large lungs help them float better.

3. The sea otter has strong jawbones to hunt with.

4. When sea otters swim in murky water, sea otters use their sensitive whiskers to feel their way around and to find food.

1. Sea otters that live in the North of Alaska and Russia are living healthy.

2. The Coast of California has declined by about 12 per cent since 1995.

3. Biologists suggest that there may be an ecological imbalanced to the sea otter home.

4. Sea otters have a role in maintaining balance in the world.

1. Sea otter pups are usually born on land.

2. A sea otter pup rests quietly on its mothers chest.

3. Until the pup is 6 months old, its mother never leaves its pup.

4. A sea otter mother tucks her pup under her foreleg and dives in the water.