The sea otter (Enhydra lutris) is a marine mammal native to the coasts of the northern and eastern North Pacific Ocean. Adult sea otters typically weigh...
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June 5, 2024) was a female sea otter at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. She was known for being the aquarium's oldest resident otter, and as a surrogate mother...
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2 lb) in weight. The Asian small-clawed otter is the smallest otter species and the giant otter and sea otter are the largest. They have very soft, insulated...
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The Supermarine Sea Otter was an amphibious aircraft designed and built by the British aircraft manufacturer Supermarine. It was the final biplane flying...
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Sea otter conservation began in the early 20th century, when the sea otter was nearly extinct due to large-scale commercial hunting. The sea otter was...
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Marine mammal (redirect from Sea mammal)
dolphins and porpoises), pinnipeds (seals, sea lions and walruses), sirenians (manatees and dugongs), sea otters and polar bears. They are an informal group...
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Look up sea otter in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The sea otter (Enhydra lutris) is a marine mammal that primarily lives on the northern coasts of...
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was a male sea otter at the Seattle Aquarium, known for being the oldest male sea otter on record at 22 years and eight months. Male sea otters in the wild...
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Otter 841 (born c. 2018), also known as Sea Otter 841, is a female southern sea otter (Enhydra lutris nereis) who attracted publicity in mid-2023 for...
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(8 in) in length, while the giant otter of Amazonian South America can measure up to 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) and sea otters can exceed 45 kg (99 lb) in weight...
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The sea otter, Enhydra lutris, is a member of the Mustelidae that is fully aquatic. Sea otters are the smallest of the marine mammals, but they are also...
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Their predators include sharks, sea otters, starfish, wolf eels, and triggerfish. Like all echinoderms, adult sea urchins have fivefold symmetry with...
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other otter species, except for the almost fully aquatic sea otter (Enhydra lutris) of the North Pacific. The marine otter is one of the smallest otters and...
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animal had no eyelashes, but like other diving creatures such as sea otters, Steller's sea cow had a nictitating membrane, which covered its eyes to prevent...
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Keystone species (section Sea otters and kelp forests)
America ... — David Maehr et al, 2001 Sea otters protect kelp forests from damage by sea urchins. When the sea otters of the North American west coast were...
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USS Sea Otter may refer to various United States Navy ships: USS Sea Otter (SP-781), a patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919; USS Sea Otter I (IX-51)...
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Juan de Fuca. Although historical records of sea otter in the San Juan Islands are sparse, there is a sea otter specimen collected in 1897 in the "Strait...
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The Sea Otter Classic is a bicycling and outdoor sports festival and exposition held each spring since 1991 at the WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in...
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Shedd Aquarium (section Alaskan sea otters)
He is currently[when?] the only Alaskan sea otter at Shedd and shares his habitat with the Southern sea otters. Luna (F), Cooper (M), Watson (M), Suri...
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Bay Aquarium's first birthday without beloved sea otter". KSBW. Retrieved August 28, 2024. "Sea Otter Awareness Week". Monterey Bay Aquarium. Retrieved...
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Baranof Island (section Sea otters and fur trading)
demand for sea otter pelts was so strong that sea otter fur established the Russian-Alaskan economy, but also extremely diminished the sea otter population...
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50°40.74′N 128°20.74′W / 50.67900°N 128.34567°W / 50.67900; -128.34567 Sea Otter Cove is a remote place near the north-western end of Vancouver Island...
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a ship-based fur trade system, focused largely on acquiring furs of sea otters and other animals from the indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest...
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Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra), also known as the European otter, Eurasian river otter, European river otter, common otter, and Old World otter, is a semiaquatic...
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Asian small-clawed otter (Aonyx cinereus), also known as the oriental small-clawed otter and the small-clawed otter, is an otter species native to South...
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Sea lions are pinnipeds characterized by external ear flaps, long foreflippers, the ability to walk on all fours, short and thick hair, and a big chest...
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Enhydriodon (category Otters)
dentition rather than to the Enhydra genus, which includes the modern sea otter and its two prehistoric relatives. The exact sizes and lengths of Enhydriodon...
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The aquarium is home to 8 sea otters: Katmai is a female sea otter rescued as a pup near Homer, Alaska by the Alaska SeaLife Center on October 17, 2012...
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Monterey Bay Aquarium (section Open Sea wing)
seafood. The aquarium was home to Otter 841 prior to her release into the wild as well as Rosa, the oldest living sea otter at the time of her death. Early...
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African clawless otter (Aonyx capensis), also known as the Cape clawless otter or groot otter, is the second-largest freshwater otter species. It inhabits...
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