Sea Otters Enhydra Lutris
Written by Rachel R.
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Sea OttersEnhydra Lutris
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By Rachel RoeLoading...
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Q. What's the first thing a Sea Otter learns in school?Hint: look in speech bubble 2
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A. Thier ABSeas!Loading...
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.Loading...
Color: light brown, reddish brown, yellowish gray or almost black.Size: 2 - 3 feet
Length: 30 - 65 in.
Weight: 50 - 100 lb.
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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.
3.
Care and Handling if you go in the Habitat
Q. What did the first otter say to the
other
otter as they were drifting apart?
other
otter as they were drifting apart?
A. Maybe it`s time we sea
some otter people!
some otter people!
If you go in the habitat, this is what you should do:
1. Get permission if you just crawled in while no one was looking.
This book needs humor, and this is how you do it. But seriously, do get permission.
This book needs humor, and this is how you do it. But seriously, do get permission.
Don't hurt me! I'm innocent! honest!
I was NOT committed in any
crime scenes!
I was NOT committed in any
crime scenes!
2. Approach the animal quietly.
Sea Otters may get scared if you run up to them quickly, like any animal obviously, (unless they're demons and try to defend themselves:) so just be careful.
Sea Otters may get scared if you run up to them quickly, like any animal obviously, (unless they're demons and try to defend themselves:) so just be careful.
If you go in the Habitat, This is what you should NOT do:
1. (see number 2 in what you should do to find out what not to do to this animal, hint: 2nd paragraph)
1. (see number 2 in what you should do to find out what not to do to this animal, hint: 2nd paragraph)
2. Do not feed it.
Sea Otters will not accept hand fed food. This is because the sea otter wants to eat on it's own. They don't need help eating food, so why accept it? (this doesn't mean you should throw food at them, just don't feed them at all)
Sea Otters will not accept hand fed food. This is because the sea otter wants to eat on it's own. They don't need help eating food, so why accept it? (this doesn't mean you should throw food at them, just don't feed them at all)
Sea Otter vs River Otter
Q. What did the mother otter say to the baby otter
when she wouldn't come to her?
when she wouldn't come to her?
A. Get otter here!
A Sea Otter is one otter, but a River Otter is another. People often confuse a River Otter for a Sea Otter, but the two are very different. A Sea Otter spends almost it's whole life in water and are clumsy on land. A River Otter on the other hand, can walk on land and spends 2/3 of life on land and 1/3 in water
