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=Where does it live? =

They live from Mexico to British Columbia. More specifically they live in Canada, Japan, Mexico, Russian Federation, and United States. Their habitat is waters 50-75 ft on the rocky coastline of the Pacific ocean, and their habitat protects from ocean winds and weather. They mostly are on the ocean floor to find food and the ocean surface where they eat, groom, sleep, and interact with other sea otters. They have webbed feet and their ears and nostrils close when they go underwater, but you will must commonly see them floating on top of the water. 

=What do they eat? =

Sea Otters are carnivores that eat sea urchins, mollusks, sea snails, octopuses, squid, and fish. They have to dive to get their food considering that they get all their food on the ocean floor. They sometimes have to dive up to 250ft. Feeding is very important for them to live but they mostly feed in the morning and afternoon. The primary predator of a sea otter is a Great White Shark, but killer whales, eagles and bears also are predators.

=How does it reproduce? =

They usually breed in the fall where males usually breed with multiple females. They are mammals and the females give birth after 4 months of the baby sea otter being in the whom in the water. They are the only otters that give birth in the water. One pup is born that is 3-5 lbs. The baby otter is independent at 6 to 8 months.



=What are threats? =

Oil spills are a huge threat to Sea Otters. If their is a oil spill they can die from hypothermia if oil gets on the fur. (Their fur keeps them warm). They can also die from kidney and liver failure, and being hunted by humans. They were hunted like crazy from the 1700s to the 1900s for their fur to make fur coats. They were hunted to near extinction. The IUCN status meaning, Conservation status of the species,is on the red list making them endangered since 1972. 

=Who is helping? =

The IUCN SSC Otter Specialist Group are working with other organizations they are working hard to save the beautiful Sea Otter and its coastal habitat.

=What can I do to help? =

<span style="color: #00ff4d; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">My friends and I could make a lemonade stand and raise money to help save the Sea Otters. We could also put up flyers that say save the Sea Otters and get money that way. We can donate all the money we raise and donate it to the IUCN SSC Otter Specialist Group and they could use it to save the Sea Otters and its coastal habitat and it would be a chain reaction.

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