Reports
Sunnylea Junior School
Sea Otter
| My research report is on the sea otter. The sea otter
is a mammal. My animal's scientific name is enhydra lutris. The status was designated
endangered in 1978 and reconfirmed as endangered. My report information is appearance,
habitat, food, threats, and interesting facts about the sea otter. My report helps you
learn about lots of things about the sea otter so you can do things to help it. The sea otter is a very interesting looking animal. It has a blunt nose, black eyes, small ears, furry brown mammal and it has a large flat head. There front legs are rough and there toes are extremely small. The male sea otter is 4.2 to 5.5 feet and the female is 3.5 to 4.2 feet. The sea otter is found in many places. Some of these places are coastal North, Pacific ocean, near Vancouver Island in British Columbia. They live on kelp beds. It is made out of a type of seaweed. They are also found near rocky coasts, small islands and reefs. The sea otter eats many kinds of food. These foods include fish, crabs, clams, mussels and oysters. The sea otter eats 35 to 40 urchins a day. They eat creatures that live in kelp forests. The sea otter will retrieve a flat stone from the ocean floor at the same time. The sea otter puts stone on its chest and bangs the mollusk against it until the shell breaks. The sea otter has many threats. They sometimes drown in fish traps. The sea otter is threatened through destruction of its habitats. When people put oil in the water it hurts the sea otter. People go in boats and disturb it. The sea otter has many interesting fats. The sea otter has large teeth to crush shells. They spend 48 % daylight grooming their fur with their forepaws. By Tiffany
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