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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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  • 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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    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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    (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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    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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    animals. Their predators include sea otters, starfish, wolf eels, and triggerfish. Like all echinoderms, adult sea urchins have fivefold symmetry with...
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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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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  • 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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    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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    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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    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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    The giant otter or giant river otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) is a South American carnivorous mammal. It is the longest member of the weasel family, Mustelidae...
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    The North American river otter (Lontra canadensis), also known as the northern river otter and river otter, is a semiaquatic mammal that lives only on...
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    mortality in southern sea otters, especially in areas where there is large urban run-off. In their natural habitats, sea otters control sea urchin populations...
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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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    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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    Enhydra (category Otters)
    that contains the sea otter and two extinct relatives. It is the only extant genus of the bunodont otters group, referring to otters with non-blade carnassials...
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