OttersMadalynn nance

Interesting factsSea otters are cute and cuddly looking with

friendly faces and playful personalites. By 1910 it was thought that sea otters were extinct. Northern sea otters live in the waters off alaska and russia live in healthy numbers of approximatly 168,000.sea otters are the largest members of the weasel famliy.

Life cycleFemale otters have one to five babies at a

time. the babies are born about two months after mating. Babies may stay with there mom for a year.

AdaptationsTheir whiskers help feel vibrations in the

water. Sea otters have extremely flexible spines. to get around the surface, sea otters swim on there backs. Sea otters can quite well, and they hold their small ears upright at the surface to listen for danger.

Inherited traitsOtters measures 35 to 53