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Fascinating Facts

Sea otters spend much of their lives in the water and can dive up to 330 feet when foraging for food. They sometimes rest in coastal kelp forests, often draping the kelp over their bodies to keep from drifting away.

Videos

Featured: Sea Otter

Footage of the Sea Otter courtesy of the US Fish and Wildlife Service.

Defenders Web Pages

Species at Risk: Sea Otter [1]

External Links

Sea Otter Alliance [2]

Sea Otter Research at WERC [3]

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[1] http://www.defenders.org/sea-otter/sea-otters-101
[2] http://www.seaotterresearch.org/
[3] http://www.werc.usgs.gov/Project.aspx?ProjectID=91