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Otters
Otters are semi-aquatic fish-eating mammals with a thick fur to keep them warm in cold water. Ask questions about these playful animals here.
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Why do sea otters have large sensitive whiskers?
Sharp teeth make a seal better able to hold onto its catch of fish (which can be very slippery when they wish).
Why is the sea otter's unique coat vital to their survival?
A sea otter lives mainly in coldwater environments. They have no blubber (a layer of fat) which other mammals use to keep themselves warm. Therefore the sea otter has the most dense fur of any mammal. The close placement of the hairs helps to keep the sea otters warm.
The giant otter eats piranas. I learned on the animal plantet. The giant otter is also indangered!
you can not buy an otter. but you can adopt one from partcipating zoos. also we should not purchase otters because they are an indangered species.
Yes it is! Mammals are warm-blooded animals, usually with fur or hair that produce milk to suckle their young, which are usually born live. One or two mammals lay eggs.
Yes an Otter is a mammal.
What are the nicknames of sea otters?
Sea otters are the only species in their genus, Enhydra. However, there are thirteen species of otter in the subfamily Lutrinae; these include the Marine otter, the North-American river otter, the Neotropical river otter, the Southern river otter, the Eurasian otter, the Hairy-nosed otter, the Asian small-clawed otter, the African clawless otter, the Congo clawless otter, the Giant otter, the Smooth-coated otter, the Spotted-necked otter, and (of course) the Sea otter.
It is impossible to prove that absolutely NOBODY eats otters, but in a majority of areas otters aren't used as food. It's actually illegal to even disturb them in nature preserves.
What characteristics help the sea otter survive?
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Why are north American river otters endangered?
Sea otters face a number of dangers in the wild including disease from land animals (specifically encephalitis caused by waste from cats and opossums), chemicals threat from runoff (PCBs and tributylin), fishing nets and traps, natural predators like sharks, overactive kelp (red tide), and most of all oil. Oil is the number one threat to the survival of the sea otter.
What is the sea otters life span?
Sea otters can live up to 25 years of age, although the average life span is 10 to 12 years.
What name did karana name the otter?
Karana named the otter Mon-an-ee at first, then realised it was a female, and named it Won-an-ee.
What are some chordata mammals?
All mammals are chordates. Mammals include such animals as humans, dogs, monkeys, etc.
What is the length of a sea otter?
It is 40 - 65 in. (100 - 160 cm) long and weighs 35 - 90 lbs (16 - 40 kg). For the source and more detailed information concerning this request, click on the related links section (Answers.com) indicated below this answer box.
What is the world sea otter population?
The sea otter population is thought to have once been 150,000 to 300,000, stretching in an arc across the North Pacific from northern Japan to the central Baja California Peninsula in Mexico. The fur trade that began in the 1740s reduced the sea otter's numbers to an estimated 1,000 to 2,000 members in thirteen colonies. In about two-thirds of its former range, the species is at varying levels of recovery, with high population densities in some areas and threatened populations in others. Sea otters currently have stable populations in parts of the Russian east coast, Alaska, British Columbia, Washington, and California, and there have been reports of recolonizations in Mexico and Japan. Population estimates made between 2004 and 2007 give a worldwide total of approximately 107,000 sea otters. (Wikipedia)
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What is the biggest threat to sea otters today?
The pinniped population is decreasing, because of lack of food and global warming, so the killer whales now seem to be eating sea otters instead of pinnipeds.
Are sea otters related to weasels?
My second grade students asked this question, so we looked it up. According to Wikipedia , weasels and otters are related. They belong to the Musteliedae family, along with badgers, sea otters, wolverines, ferrets, martens, and mink. This is a difficult family to classify scientifically and some of the animals have been classified as being in this family through the use of DNA. Animals in this family are carnivorous and tend to have short legs and anal scent glands. Skunks were thought to be part of this family, but DNA evidence has shown that they are actually not in this family. This family is commonly called the Weasel family.
However, no cases have ever been found of otters and other mustelids producing young, even through means of artificial insemination. Factually speaking, the only factor that keeps otters in the family Mustelidae is their similar appearance to weasels and, in particular, minks, as the DNA of otters and weasels is incompatible. So, in a sense, no, otters are not related to weasels, except by taxonomical classification.
Yes they do often eat seagulls. In fact the whales can vomit up the fish they have swallowed so that the regurgitation may float on the water and attract a seagull - the whale then rises from under the water and chomps its jaws on the gull to take it down into the water where the whale will drown the gull before it is swallowed.
How many young do rivers otters have?
They usually have about 5 or less babies. but they do not reproduce like dogs... (which has about 11 or 12 puppies
There are otters found all over North America, including throughout Canada. They live in rivers and lakes, as well as swamps.
