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Sea Otter
Enhydra lutris
Sea otters have exceptionally dense fur and often use stones as tools to open hard-shelled prey.
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Photograph by Marshal Hedin. CC BY-SA 2.0 (opens in a new tab).
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Specimen notes
Where it lives and what it eats
- Habitat
- Shallow coastal waters and kelp forests
- Diet
- Sea urchins, shellfish, crabs, and other marine invertebrates
- Geographic range
- North Pacific coasts
- Scientific name
- Enhydra lutris
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