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Copyright: Manyee Desandies (manyee) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3073 W: 232 N: 5866] (19730)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-07-12
Categories: Mammals
Camera: Canon Powershot S1-IS
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2005-07-21 3:44
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This photo was taken at the Vancouver Aquarium.

Sea Otter
Enhydra lutris

DESCRIPTION:
The sea otter has the thickest fur in the animal kingdom. Unlike other marine mammals, the sea otter does not have a layer of blubber (fat) to help keep it warm. If an otter’s fur gets coated with oil or any other substance, it can easily die from cold and exposure.

SIZE:
The sea otter is the largest member of the weasel family. Southern sea otters typically reach about four feet in length. Females average 45 pounds, while males average 65 pounds. Northern sea otters can reach up to 100 pounds.

POPULATION:
Today there are about 2,500 southern sea otters off the coast of California. There are between 27,500 and 52,500 northern sea otters residing in Alaska, Canada and Washington. There are approximately 15,000 in Russia. Two hundred years ago, demand for the otter’s pelt nearly led to its extinction.

LIFESPAN:
Male sea otters live an average of ten to 15 years, while female sea otters live an average of 15 to 20 years.

RANGE:
The sea otter’s historic range stretched from Japan, along the coast of Siberia and the Aleutian Chain and down the Alaska, British Columbia, Washington, Oregon and California coast to Baja California.

HABITAT:
Shallow coastal waters of the northern Pacific.

FOOD:
Sea urchins, abalone, mussels, clams, crabs, snails and about 40 other marine species.

BEHAVIOR:
Sea otters are the only mammals other than primates known to use tools. Otters use small rocks or other objects to pry prey from rocks and to hammer or pry open their food. They can dive up to 330 feet when foraging for food. Otters rest in coastal kelp forests, often draping the kelp over their bodies to keep from drifting away.

OFFSPRING:
Sea otters breed throughout the year. Females give birth to one pup after a gestation period of six to eight months.

THREATS:
Oil spills, habitat loss, disease, gill net entanglement and conflict with shellfish fisheries.

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  • red45 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2831 W: 75 N: 8025] (26865)
  • [2005-07-21 4:20]

Cute and sweet Manyee! Lovely pose and scene. Great capture full of feelings and very optimistic. Thank you for this post!

Excellent picture ... You won't see that every day ... Well done!!

Hello Manyee

I trust your holiday was enjoyable. Nice to have you back. Great shot. Love is in the air! Sharp details, good light and details. Well done. Thanks.

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  • sAner Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1654 W: 79 N: 1456] (4742)
  • [2005-07-21 6:37]

Hello Manyee,

This is a very cute picture! Very well captured. Well exposed and nice details. Well done & TFS!

Regards,
Pieter

Can't find any other words than "cute"... They really seem to be holding hands... The colors are really nice and natural and so are the details.
Not so easy to take shots of otters, they move around so much...

Belle photo et assez amusante.
Bravo et merci du partage.
Nico.

very beautiful composition... a great moment... an excellent shot... very well done

Aawwwww, holding hands, how cute.

Nice composition and exposure. well done.

Hello Manyee,
They are adorable, these otters! You made a success of a beautiful capture. Very good composition, beautiful work.
TFS, cordially,
Jean-Patrick

Beautiful picture Manyee, every time I go to the Vancouver aquarium I get a chance to watch these guys, you sure can tell that water is part of their world.

Great shot

Jack

I love this picture. Both the contents and the style. Lots of great colors. Thanks!

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  • radz Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 615 W: 11 N: 625] (3352)
  • [2005-09-22 4:01]

So cuteeeee shot!!!Lovely moment to capture&good timing.Like the composition&dof.

A lovely moment you took Manyee, well done.Thanks for sharing.José

Excellent capture! I love the pose mostly, I just wish it had more detail. Fur around the head seems a tad overexposed and perhaps a little too much sharpening.

What a great closeup, Manyee.

Walking the Nutka trail last year, we discovered that the sea otter was a driving force for exploration by Spanish and English sailers across the western pacific. Apparently sea otter pelts were highly sought after by those in the orient, and so Captain Cook, Bligh, and others made repeated trips to Western settlements to buy pelts from local natives. Within a few generations, the sea otter on western Vancouver island was all but extinct. However now they seem to have rebounded, as we saw several over a few days.

What a fine glimpse of this intelligent creature.

Dave

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