Sea Otters Essay

It's been an interesting last.. Hmm? 40 years I would say, for the Sea Otter. Sea otters, are a

common animal most people hear about, but not many people actually know about. This is all

about a sea otters history, an ecosystem, and why they are in fact endangered. Sea otters however

have made a comeback and for the majority are not at risk anymore and aren't expected to be

anytime soon.

Sea otters are a very common yet diverse animal. They

are the only aquatic member of the weasel family. Since

the 1970's sea otters have become much more popular with

researchers and by entertaining people. There are 3 type of

recognized sea otters including the The Russian Northern

sea otter, The northern sea otter, and the southern sea otter.

Sea otters spend the majority of their time in the ocean but sometimes come ashore to rest.

They have water-repellent fur to keep their warm, webbed feet, and ears and nostrils that close

when in water. They're thick fur makes there body seem much thicker on land, than how it looks

in water. It also keeps them from possibly getting hypothermia from temperatures of water. They

have 600,000-700,000 hairs per square inch to make up for having no blubber. There are 3 type

of recognized sea otters including the The Russian Northern sea otter, The northern sea otter, and

the southern sea otter. Sea otters are in fact mammals. Adult (southern) sea otters can weigh

between 45-65 lbs and are some of the smallest marine mammals, considering they only grow to

4 feet. They spend a lot of their time grooming, cleaning, squeezing our water, and also blowing

on their fur. They do a lot of their work and foraging by sunrise, and usually are resting by mid- day. They are a threatene...

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...w after the fur trade it's taken them about 200 years to slowly repopulate. They are

one of the most diverse species and lucky for Seagrass and kelp habitats, sea otters have been

making a big comeback. Cambria California has and will continue helping sea otters. Also, the

Canbria SMCA will continue so. And the biggest help of all is the Endangered Species Act. They

and the Sea Otter fund continue to help out the research and get contribution from taxes for The

Sea Otters. And they continue to not allow killing of sea otters and keep trying to restore their

health. Sea otters will continue to live happy lives repopulating and restoring. If you contribute

to the sea otter fund and pitch in to keep their continual protection, whether you believe it or not,

you too can make a different for these happy sea creatures, the amount of fish from kelp and