Sea Otters

The greatest threat to the number of sea otters are _______.

• people

• sharks

• other sea otters

• jelly fish

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Sea otters have the thickest fur of any mammal.

• True

• False

What tools does a sea otter use and why?

• Rocks to open shellfish

• Jellyfish to hide behind

• Kelp to wrap their young

• Rocks to play music on

Where do sea otters spend most of their lives?

• on land

• in the rain forest

• in the kelp forest

Sea otters have about one _________ hairs covering its body!

Sea otters are the fastest-swimming group of marine animals.

• True

• False

What do sea otters use to open their prey?

• Their teeth

• A rock

• Their claws

• They don't open their prey

What is the main reason sea otters are able to float easily on the ocean's surface?

• They have powerful tails

• They have the densest fur of any animal

• They are much larger than river otters

• They wrap themselves in kelp

Are otters carnivores, herbivores, or omnivores? Explain.

• Carnivores

• Herbivores

• Omnivores

• None of the above

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Where do sea otters live?

• Freshwater rivers, lakes, and wetlands

• In salt water, along ocean coastlines

• In both freshwater and saltwater habitats

• In rivers that flow through underground caves