Name of animal is sea otter
Scientific name enhydra lutris
Sea Otters are different colors
They grow up to be 100 pounds
In the 1800`s to the 1900’s
the sea otter`s were killed
because of there fur.
In the1900`s several
nations agreed to stop
killing otters but it was too
late because a lot of the
sea otters were killed
Male sea otters live
between 10-15 years.
Female sea otters live
between 15-20 years.
Sea otters live along the
coast of the Pacific Ocean.
They do best in warm coastal
waters.
They stay within 1 mile of the
shoreline where the water is
more shallow.
To protect themselves from
the ocean winds they live in
thick areas of kelp, rocky
coast lines, and barrier reefs.
They like to live in kelp, they
think kelp is yummy and cozy.
There favorite place is in the under
water kelp.
Sea otters are
carnivores.
Adults have to eat up
to 15 to 20 pounds per
day.
They eat clams, crabs,
squid , snails,
and abalone (sea snail)
.
When a Sea Otter try`s
to get inside the clam it
will throw a rock at the
clam until the clam
brakes open.
They eat clams, crabs,
snails, squid, and abalone
(sea snail).
There predators are
great white sharks and
killer whales.
Other predators are
Stellar sea lions, coyotes,
bears, and eagles.
People capture kill and
fish sea otters for there fur
and blubber.
Sea otters rest of their
backs with their paws
folded and chins on
their chest.
They spend most of
their time grooming
their bodies.
They mostly stay in
groups (pods).
They usually stay in
the same area for
years.
Sea otters can
start to have
babies at 3 or 4
years old.
They can have
babies every year
or every other
year.
They usually only
have one baby at
a time.
Baby sea otters
are called pups.
They have fur the keeps
water off of their skin to keep
them warm in the water.
They have a tail shaped to
help them move fast through
the water.
They have claws to open
shells to eat.
They have webbed feet to
help them swim in water.
They have long whiskers to
find fish.
Sea otters float on their
back with their feet out
of the water to reduce
heat loss.
When they want to cool
down, they spread their
feet out under water.
They increase or
decrease their lung size
to change their
buoyancy.
They wrap themselves in
kelp so they don’t float
out to sea.
Sea otters have heat
exchanges in their
feet to control their
body heat.
Their bodies create
more energy
compared to other
animals their size in
order to keep them
warm in the water.
Their legs are
completely covered
with veins to help
control the
temperature of their
blood moving
through their body.
Sea otters and skunks are
in the same animal family.
A group of Native
Americans used to believe
that sea otters carry the
souls of humans that have
drowned in the ocean.
Sea otters have no
blubber and most marine
animals do.
Their furs were sold for
over $1,000.