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  2. Sea otter - Wikipedia

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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 between 14 and 45 kg (30 and 100 lb), making them the heaviest members of the weasel family, but among [3] the smallest marine mammals.

  3. Adaa (sea otter) - Wikipedia

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    Adaa sired two pups with Aniak, who was born in captivity in 2002 to Lootas, Seattle Aquarium's oldest otter until her death in November 2020. [6] [7] Lootas, affectionately known as "Grandma," was also rescued in Alaska, and her pups Aniak, Alki, and Yaku became the first sea otters to be successfully born and raised to adulthood in captivity.

  4. Otter - Wikipedia

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    Most have sharp claws on their feet and all except the sea otter have long, muscular tails. The 13 species range in adult size from 0.6 to 1.8 m (2.0 to 5.9 ft) in length and 1 to 45 kg (2.2 to 99.2 lb) in weight. The Asian small-clawed otter is the smallest otter species and the giant otter and sea otter are the largest.

  5. Sea Otter Sweetly ‘Adopts’ Friend After Getting a Case of ...

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    Sea World shared some facts about sea otters and how they mate. They explained, "The reproductive cycle in California sea otters is about 12 months. They explained, "The reproductive cycle in ...

  6. These five facts will make you fall even more in love with ...

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    Sea Otters are one of the cutest animals on the planet. Here are some of facts that will make you fall in love with them all over again. SEE ALSO: These tiny bats look just like cotton balls 1.

  7. Enhydra - Wikipedia

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    Enhydra is a genus of mustelid 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 with rounded cusps. [1] Sea otters probably diverged from other otters during the Pliocene, approximately 5 mya. [2]

  8. Out-of-control invasive species has met its match: Cute and ...

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    The first male sea otter arrived in the Elkhorn Slough, 35 miles north of Bixby Cove, in the late 1990s. Only in the early 2000s did females arrive, and soon thereafter pups, said Wasson.

  9. Tool use by sea otters - Wikipedia

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    A sea otter using a rock to break open a shell. 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 the most dexterous. Sea otters are known for their ability to use stones as anvils or hammers to facilitate access to hard-to-reach prey items.