Did You Know?
- There are 13 species of otters.
- Otters live on every continent except Antarctica and Australia.
- Sea Otters love to play and even play games such as tag.
- The sea otter’s fur is the finest and densest of any animal fur.
- Sea Otters spend up to 48% of their day grooming their fur (3).
- The sea otter is the smallest marine mammal.
- Sea Otter’s dive for their food sometimes up to 250 feet (2).
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References
(1)- COSEWIC Species Database : Otter, Sea. (2012, November 11). Retrieved May 29, 2015, from
http://www.cosewic.gc.ca/eng/sct1/searchdetail_e.cfm?id=149&StartRow=21&boxStatus=All&boxTaxonomic=All&location=1
(2)- Bluske, B. (2014, June 6). The Sea Otter. Retrieved June 1, 2015, from
http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/s2008/bluske_brit/
(3)- Fisheries and Oceans Canada. 2014. Management Plan for the Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) in Canada. Species at Risk Act Management Plan Series, Canada, Ottawa. i pages 1-35.
(4)- Sea otter biology. (2012, November 8). Retrieved June 3, 2015, from http://www.marinemammal.org/biology/sea-otter-biology/
(5)- Sea Otter Recovery Team. 2003. National Recovery Strategy for the Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) in Canada. Fisheries and Oceans Canada. pages 19-21.
(6)- Threats to Sea Otters. (2012, March 19). Defenders of Wildlife. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
(7)- Cannon, J. (2012, September 6). Thanks to Sea Otters, Kelp Forests Absorb Vast Amounts of CO2. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
(8)- Redman, F. (2014, March 11). Take Action. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
(9)- Hodges, L. (2013, August 23). Species Interactions. Retrieved June 8, 2015, From https://designeranimals2011.wikispaces.com/Otter
http://www.cosewic.gc.ca/eng/sct1/searchdetail_e.cfm?id=149&StartRow=21&boxStatus=All&boxTaxonomic=All&location=1
(2)- Bluske, B. (2014, June 6). The Sea Otter. Retrieved June 1, 2015, from
http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/s2008/bluske_brit/
(3)- Fisheries and Oceans Canada. 2014. Management Plan for the Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) in Canada. Species at Risk Act Management Plan Series, Canada, Ottawa. i pages 1-35.
(4)- Sea otter biology. (2012, November 8). Retrieved June 3, 2015, from http://www.marinemammal.org/biology/sea-otter-biology/
(5)- Sea Otter Recovery Team. 2003. National Recovery Strategy for the Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) in Canada. Fisheries and Oceans Canada. pages 19-21.
(6)- Threats to Sea Otters. (2012, March 19). Defenders of Wildlife. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
(7)- Cannon, J. (2012, September 6). Thanks to Sea Otters, Kelp Forests Absorb Vast Amounts of CO2. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
(8)- Redman, F. (2014, March 11). Take Action. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
(9)- Hodges, L. (2013, August 23). Species Interactions. Retrieved June 8, 2015, From https://designeranimals2011.wikispaces.com/Otter