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Written by Rachel R.Sea Otters
Enhydra Lutris
Enhydra Lutris
By Rachel Roe
Jokes Included!
Sea Otters
Q. What's the first thing a Sea Otter learns in school?
Hint: look in speech bubble 2
Hint: look in speech bubble 2
A. Thier ABSeas!
Sea Otters are a short or long - tailed and round - headed creature with a fat round body. The face is usually a tanish color and the rest of the body is darker than the head. They also have a large nose but small ears and eyes.
Color: light brown, reddish brown, yellowish gray or almost black.
Size: 2 - 3 feet
Length: 30 - 65 in.
Weight: 50 - 100 lb.
Size: 2 - 3 feet
Length: 30 - 65 in.
Weight: 50 - 100 lb.
Interesting Facts
Q. What did the mama otter name
her baby otter?
her baby otter?
A. Seasea of course!
F.Y.I:
For more Sea Otter facts, please visit seaotters.com/sea-otter-facts/
For more Sea Otter facts, please visit seaotters.com/sea-otter-facts/
1. Male adult Sea Otters eat up to 4000 calories a day.
2. Sea Otters are evenly active day and night.
3. Sea Otters spend about 9 - 12 hours each day foraging for food.
4. The largest seen raft included over 2,000 Sea Otters!
5. When it dives, a Sea Otter can close it's ears and nostrils.
Feeding
Q. What did the otter on one side of the
kelp say to the otter on the other side?
kelp say to the otter on the other side?
Sea Otters eat a variety of different things including:
1. Fish
2. Clams and Oysters
3. crustaceans
4. Squid and Octopus
5. Sea Urchins
6. Abalone
1. Fish
2. Clams and Oysters
3. crustaceans
4. Squid and Octopus
5. Sea Urchins
6. Abalone
A. Hello from the otter side!
Abalone
1.
Sea Otters can eat the following from a grocery store:
1. clams and oysters
2. crabs
3. lobsters
1. clams and oysters
2. crabs
3. lobsters
Oyster
Or from a fisherman/woman:
1. Fish
1. Fish
Lobster (a.k.a crustacean)
Habitat
Q. What did the otter say to his friend
when he got tangled in kelp?
when he got tangled in kelp?
A. Can you kelp me out a little?
In the wild, Sea Otters usually live in very large groups called rafts. They live in cold ocean waters in kelp forests. When at night, Sea Otters will grab on to a long secure piece of kelp and hold on to it while they sleep so they don't drift away from each other.
The habitat in the rescue center needs
to have the following things in it:
1. lot's of clean water
2. kelp or something very similar
3. toys
to have the following things in it:
1. lot's of clean water
2. kelp or something very similar
3. toys
2.
1.
Kelp
Kelp forests have plenty of food for Sea Otters!
No wonder they live near the kelp.
No wonder they live near the kelp.
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