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Sea Otter — printable fact sheet
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Sea Otter
Enhydra lutris
The sea otter is a marine mammal native to the coasts of the northern and eastern North Pacific Ocean. Renowned for its playful behavior and remarkable intelligence, the sea otter is the heaviest member of the weasel family but among the smallest marine mammals. Unlike most mari…
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- Sea otters have the densest fur of any animal, with as many as one million hairs per square inch.
- Sea otters use tools, such as rocks, to open hard shells, making them one of the few non-primate mammals known to use tools. They can consume up to 25% of their body weight in food each day. Sea otters play a vital ecological role in maintaining kelp forest ecosystems by controlling sea urchin populations.
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