sea otter

sea otter

sea ot·ter • n. an entirely aquatic marine otter (Enhydra lutris) of North Pacific coasts, formerly hunted for its dense fur. It is noted for its habit of floating on its back with a stone balanced on the abdomen, in order to crack open bivalve mollusks.

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Otter despair. (Sea Otter Defense Initiative).(extinction of sea otters...
Magazine article from: Earth Island Journal; 6/22/2002
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Magazine article from: Fishery Bulletin; 4/1/2005
SEA OTTER SIGHTING RAISES STIR, QUESTIONS.(City/Region)(Some biologists...
Newspaper article from: The Register Guard (Eugene, OR); 3/17/2009

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sea otter. (Image by Mike Baird, CC)