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  1. Sea otter

    Distinguish Marine Otter Other uses pp move indef Taxobox name Sea otter status EN trend down status system iucn status ref ref name IUCN image sea otter cropped.jpg image caption A sea otter wraps itself ... otter map.jpg range map width 250px range map caption Modern and historical range The sea otter Enhydra ... marine mammals. Unlike most marine mammals, the sea otter s primary form of insulation is an exceptionally ... otter lives mostly in the ocean. The sea otter inhabits nearshore environments where it dives to the sea ... in a fraction of their historic range. ref cite report title The sea otter Enhydra lutris behavior ... range. The recovery of the sea otter is considered an important success in marine conservation , although ... otter remains classified as an endangered species . Taxonomy The first scientific description of the sea ... word lutris , meaning otter . ref Nickerson, p. 19 ref It was formerly sometimes referred to as the sea ... Although it is a relatively new marine mammal lineage, the sea otter can live in the ocean at all stages of life. The sea otter is the heaviest member of the family Mustelidae , ref name adw ref The giant ... the water. ref name vanblaricom11 The only member of the genus Enhydra , the sea otter is so different ... Genetic analysis indicates that the sea otter and its closest Extant taxon extant relatives ... sea otter, Enhydra lutris . ref name love9 Love, p. 9 ref The sea otter evolved initially in northern ..., the sea otter is more fully aquatically adapted than pinnipeds, which must haul out on land or ice ... taxon Enhydra lutris accessdate 18 March 2006 ref The common sea otter, E. l. lutris Linnaeus, 1758 ... Also known as the Asian sea otter, it is the largest subspecies with a wide skull and short nasal ... LARGE&origin JSTOR enlargePage doi 10.2307 1381977 ref The southern sea otter, E. l. nereis Merriam ... sea otter, it has a narrower skull with a long rostrum anatomy rostrum and small teeth. ref name Wilson The northern sea otter, E. l. kenyoni ref Sea otter researcher Karl W. Kenyon, after whom the subspecies ...   more details



  1. File:Sea otter nursing02.jpg

    FeaturedPicture Sea otter nursing picture of the day July 28, 2009 ...   more details



  1. USS Sea Otter

    USS Sea Otter may refer to various United States Navy ships USS Sea Otter SP 781 , a patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919 USS Sea Otter I IX 51 , an experimental auxiliary ship in commission from July to November 1941 USS Sea Otter II IX 53 , an experimental auxiliary ship in commission from 1941 to 1942 shipindex Sea Otter, USS Category United States Navy ship names Sea Otter ...   more details



  1. Sea otter (disambiguation)

    The sea otter is a marine mammal . Other uses of the term include Sea Otter Classic , a bicycling sports festival in Monterey, California, in the United States Sea Otter Cove , a remote place near the north western end of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada Sea Otter Rocks , rocks of the Commander Islands in the Bering Sea Supermarine Sea Otter , a British flying boat of the late 1930s and 1940s USS Sea Otter SP 781 , a United States Navy patrol boat in commission from 1917 to 1919 USS Sea Otter I IX 51 , a United States Navy experimental auxiliary ship in commission from July to November 1941 USS Sea Otter II IX 53 , a United States Navy experimental auxiliary ship in commission from 1941 to 1942 disambig ...   more details



  1. USS Sea Otter (SP-781)

    otherships USS Sea Otter Infobox Ship Begin Infobox Ship Image Ship image Image USS Sea Otter SP 781 .jpg 300px Ship caption USS Sea Otter SP 781 , probably while awaiting disposal in 1919. She is in port with many other section patrol craft, including USS Patrol No. 10 SP 85 second boat inboard of Sea Otter and USS Daiquiri SP 1285 in right background . Infobox Ship Career Hide header Ship country United States Ship flag USN flag 1917 Ship name USS Sea Otter Ship namesake Previous name retained Ship owner Ship operator Ship registry Ship route Ship ordered Ship awarded Ship builder Britt Brothers ... Naval Fighting Ships at http www.history.navy.mil danfs s8 sea otter.htm and http www.navsource.org archives 12 170781.htm NavSource Online Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive Sea Otter SP 781 . ref ... History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images U.S. Navy Ships USS Sea Otter SP 781 ... notes Operated as private motorboat Sea Otter from 1911 or 1913 to 1917 Ship badge Infobox Ship ... Ship aircraft facilities Ship notes USS Sea Otter SP 781 was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919. Sea Otter was built as a private wooden motorboat of the same name ... s8 sea otter.htm and http www.navsource.org archives 12 170781.htm NavSource Online Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive Sea Otter SP 781 . ref or 1913 ref http www.history.navy.mil photos sh usn usnsh ... U.S. Navy Ships USS Sea Otter SP 781 , 1917 1919 . ref by Britt Brothers at Lynn, Massachusetts ... I . She was Ship commissioning commissioned the same day as USS Sea Otter SP 781 . Sea Otter performed .... Ship decommissioning Decommissioned sometime after the end of the war, Sea Otter was stricken from ... and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images U.S. Navy Ships USS Sea Otter SP 781 , 1917 ... Sea Otter SP 781 DEFAULTSORT Sea Otter SP 781 Category Patrol vessels of the United States Navy ..., on 16 January 1920. Notes reflist References DANFS http www.history.navy.mil danfs s8 sea otter.htm ...   more details



  1. Sea Otter Rocks

    Sea Otter Rocks lang ru , Kamni Bobrovyye are rocks of the Commander Islands in the Bering Sea . Some private individuals in the U.S. regard the rocks, along with Medny Island and Sea Lion Rock , as disputed territory based on the text of the Alaska Purchase of 1867 http www.statedepartmentwatch.org FactSheet.htm . Article I states that all of the Aleutian Islands east of 167th meridian east 167 degrees east longitude would henceforth to belong to the United States, but Sea Otter Rocks is on the Russian side of the boundary specification. According to United States Department of State , these areas were not included in the Alaska Purchase, and there has never been any U.S. claim to them http www.state.gov p eur rls fs 20922.htm . ChukotkaAutonomousOkrug geo stub Islands in the Bering Sea coord missing Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Category Islands of Russia category Bering Sea nn Havoterskjera ...   more details



  1. Sea Otter Cove

    links http bcmarina.com Places Sea Otter Cove Websize thumbnails.html Images of Sea Otter Cove Category ...   more details



  1. Sea Otter Classic

    Sea Otter Classic is a bicycling and outdoor life Multi sport event sports festival and trade show held on the former Fort Ord in Monterey, California since 1990. The classic is named in honor of the sea otter , an indigenous mammal which flourishes on the neighboring Pacific Coast . Image Streb0103 371.jpg right thumb Marla Streb takes a corner in the downhill mountain bike race at the 2001 Sea Otter Classic. The Sea Otter Classic offers international racing, beginner through professional and includes mountain biking events, such as Mountain biking cross country XC , Downhill cycling downhill DH , dual slalom DS , Dual Stunt, Super Downhill SuperD , and short track SXTC . The elite professional mountain bike races are sanctioned by USA Cycling . The event was co founded by brothers Ron and Rick Sutton, and Frank Yohannan. In addition to mountain bike races Sea Otter offers road bicycle racing and a Gran Fondo. Velonews wrote of the event, blockquote From humble origins in 1991, when just 450 attendees populated the event, to 2008, when almost 10,000 participants and 50,000 spectators packed the venue for the four day festival, Sea Otter has become a fixture on the spring calendar. While the event began as a bicycle race, and continues to feature road and mountain bike races, the consumer expo has become a primary draw. These days, the Sea Otter Classic has become a de facto spring trade show and consumer fair, where industry insiders launch new products, tease future releases ... article 90561 this weekend s sea otter classic promises some great racing ref blockquote Lists ... mtb 2009 apr09 seaotter09 ?id results seaotter0910 ref Image Todd Wells Sea Otter ... at the 2009 Sea Otter Classic. Cross country stage race 2009 Christoph Sauser Swi Specialized Factory ... bikerumor interview whats it like to own the sea otter classic Interview with Sea Otter founder Frank ... States Category Sports in Monterey County, California fr Sea Otter Classic ...   more details



  1. Sea otter conservation

    Image Sea otter pair2.jpg thumb right 270px Sea otters in the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary are descendants of otters translocated from Alaska in 1969 and 1970. Modern efforts in sea otter conservation began in the early 20th century, when the sea otter was nearly extinct due to large scale commercial hunting. The sea otter was once abundant in a wide arc across the North Pacific ocean, from ... the sea otter population to fewer than 2000 individuals in the most remote and inaccessible parts of its range. During the 20th century, sea otter populations recovered from remnant populations in the far ... of the sea otter is considered one of the greatest successes in marine conservation . ref VanBlaricom, p. 53 ref In two important parts of its range, however, sea otter populations have recently declined ... live birth. In the 1990s, California s sea otter population stopped growing for reasons that are probably ... in juveniles and adults has been found to cause many sea otter deaths, however it is not known ... spill can rapidly kill thousands of the animals. The IUCN lists the sea otter as an endangered species . Background main Sea otter Image Sea otter cropped.jpg thumb right Once on the verge of extinction , the recovery of the sea otter is considered one of the greatest successes in marine conservation. The sea otter Enhydra lutris is a marine mammal living near the shores of the Pacific Ocean ... kingdom. Between 1741 and 1911, a period of extensive hunting for sea otter pelts, known ... a limited amount of hunting by indigenous peoples has been permitted. The sea otter preys mostly upon ... have often opposed allowing the sea otter s range to increase, and there have even been instances of fishermen and others illegally killing them. ref Nickerson, pp. 47 48 ref The sea otter s range ... VanBlaricom p. 69 ref Image Sea otter grooming.jpg thumb left Sea otters rely on clean fur to stay ... significant threat to sea otters is oil spill s. ref name vanaqua cite web title Sea otter AquaFact ...   more details



  1. Supermarine Sea Otter

    2010 The Supermarine Sea Otter was a United Kingdom British amphibian aircraft designed and built ... Navy and the RAF . Design and development The main difference between the Walrus and the Sea Otter was in the mounting of the power plant. The Walrus had a rear facing engine with a pusher propeller . The Sea Otter s engine faced forward with a tractor propeller . Image Supermarine Sea Otter I JM952 MAEE Ringway 19.08.48 edited 2.jpg thumb right Sea Otter I of the Marine Aircraft Experimental ... during the design of the Sea Otter, which at its concept was called the Stingray . The original ... aircraft to the Bristol Mercury XXX engine driving a three bladed airscrew. The Sea Otter was used by both the RAF and the Royal Navy for air sea rescue ASR and patrol roles. Post war, Sea Otters were .... ref cite journal date 10 Oct 1946 title Civil Sea Otter journal Flight volume issue series pages ... supplied to the Dutch Naval Air Arm. The colonial service of France purchased six Sea Otters for use in Indo China . Variants Sea Otter Mk I Reconnaissance and communications amphibian aircraft. Sea Otter Mk II Air Sea Rescue amphibian aircraft. Operators AUS Royal Australian Navy No. 723 Squadron ... No. 1701 Squadron No. 1702 Squadron No. 1703 Squadron Specifications Sea Otter aircraft specifications ... has the nose section of JN200, a Sea Otter which served with the Royal Australian Navy . See also Aircontent ... Amphibious aircraft Category Supermarine aircraft Sea Otter de Supermarine Sea Otter ja pl Supermarine Sea Otter ...   more details



  1. File:Sea otter eating crab.jpg

    Summary Information Description Sea Otter at Moss Landing uses paws to put crab in his mouth. Source I created this work entirely by myself. Date Author http home.comcast.net milazinkova Fogshadow.html Mila Zinkova other versions Image Sea otter eating crab 1.jpg 200px Image Sea otter consuming a crab while using his belly as a table.jpg 200px Licensing self cc by sa 3.0 GFDL ...   more details



  1. File:Sea otter at moss landing.jpg

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  1. File:Sea otter with shells 1.jpg

    Summary Information Description Sea Otter at Moss Landing . Sea otter s usually bring up few shels, and while they eat one, they keep the rest on their tummy. Source I created this work entirely by myself. Date Author http home.comcast.net milazinkova Fogshadow.html Mila Zinkova other versions Licensing self cc by sa 3.0 GFDL ...   more details



  1. File:Sea otter with shells 2.jpg

    Summary Information Description Sea Otter at Moss Landing . Sea otter s usually bring up few shels, and while they eat one, they keep the rest on their tummy. Source I created this work entirely by myself. Date Author http home.comcast.net milazinkova Fogshadow.html Mila Zinkova other versions Licensing self cc by sa 3.0 GFDL ...   more details



  1. File:Sea otter with shells 3.jpg

    Summary Information Description Sea Otter at Moss Landing . Sea otter s usually bring up few shels, and while they eat one, they keep the rest on their tummy. Source I created this work entirely by myself. Date Author http home.comcast.net milazinkova Fogshadow.html Mila Zinkova other versions Licensing self cc by sa 3.0 GFDL ...   more details



  1. File:Sea otter at Moss Landing.JPG

    Summary Information Description Sea Otter , Moss Landing , California Source self made Date 2008 Author http home.comcast.net milazinkova Fogshadow.html Mila Zinkova other versions Image Sea Otteruses a rock to brake a shell open.jpg 200px Licensing self cc by sa 3.0 GFDL ...   more details



  1. USS Sea Otter II (IX-53)

    otherships USS Sea Otter distinguish USS Sea Otter I IX 51 Infobox Ship Begin Infobox Ship Image Ship image Ship caption Infobox Ship Career Hide header Ship country Ship flag USN flag 1942 Ship name USS Sea Otter II Ship namesake Ship ordered Ship builder Levingston Shipbuilding Co., Orange, Texas Ship laid down Ship launched 23 August 1941 Ship sponsor Mrs. Eads Johnson Ship acquired 26 September 1941 Ship commissioned 26 October 1941 Ship decommissioned 28 May 1942 Ship in service Ship out of service Ship renamed Ship reclassified Ship refit Ship struck 8 May 1946 Ship reinstated Ship homeport Ship motto Ship nickname Ship honors Ship fate Transferred to the War Shipping Administration , 26 June 1942 Ship status Ship notes Infobox Ship Characteristics Hide header Header caption Ship type Ship displacement convert 1941 LT t 0 lk on abbr on Ship length convert 254 ft m abbr on Ship beam convert 38 ft m abbr on Ship draft convert 10 ft 2 in m abbr on Ship depth Ship hold depth Ship propulsion Ship speed Ship complement 15 Ship armament Ship armor Ship notes USS Sea Otter II was a ship of the United States Navy during World War II. Launched on 23 August 1941 by the Levingston Shipbuilding ... Navy on 26 September 1941 and placed in service on 26 October 1941. Service history Sea Otter ... of voyage repairs, Sea Otter II got underway for sea trial s on 4 November. Constructed during the height of enemy submarine attacks along the Atlantic coast , Sea Otter II was designed to allow torpedo ... in the area. Consequently, Sea Otter II , like her predecessor, the 80 foot shallow draft USS Sea Otter I IX 51 3 , was destined for little use. She remained at Charleston until being placed out ... on 8 May 1946. Source DANFS http www.history.navy.mil danfs s8 sea otter ii.htm http www.navsource.org archives 09 46 46053.htm Navsource.org DEFAULTSORT Sea Otter Ii Ix 53 Category United States Navy unclassified miscellaneous Category Ships built in Texas Category 1941 ships pl Sea Otter II ...   more details



  1. USS Sea Otter I (IX-51)

    otherships USS Sea Otter distinguish USS Sea Otter II IX 53 Infobox Ship Begin Infobox Ship Image Ship image Ship caption Infobox Ship Career Hide header Ship country Ship flag USN flag 1941 Ship name USS Sea Otter I Ship namesake Ship ordered Ship builder Jacobson s Shipyard, Oyster Bay, Long Island, New York Ship laid down Ship launched 24 May 1941 Ship acquired 29 May 1941 Ship commissioned 9 July 1941 Ship decommissioned 6 November 1941 Ship in service Ship out of service Ship renamed Ship reclassified Ship refit Ship struck 24 June 1942 Ship reinstated Ship homeport Ship motto Ship nickname Ship honors Ship fate Scrapped Ship status Ship notes Infobox Ship Characteristics Hide header Header caption Ship type Ship displacement convert 100 LT t 0 lk on abbr on Ship length convert 80 ft m abbr on Ship beam convert 12 ft 8 in m abbr on Ship draft convert 6 ft 8 in m abbr on Ship depth Ship hold depth Ship propulsion Ship speed Ship range Ship complement Ship armament Ship armor Ship notes USS Sea Otter I IX 51 was a vessel of the United States Navy prior to World War II . The ship was built by Jacobson s Shipyard , Oyster Bay hamlet , New York Oyster Bay, New York and launched on 24 May 1941. Prior to her completion, Sea Otter I had been offered to the Navy for use as a district craft for experimental purposes by her owner, Mr. Roland L. Redmond, of New York City . Service history Acquired by the US Navy on 29 May 1941, she was placed in service on 9 July 1941. Sea Otter I operated in waters of the 3rd Naval District . She was placed out of service on 6 November 1941 and struck from the Naval Vessel Register Navy List on 24 June 1942. Sea Otter s provision unit was shipped to the Naval Engineering Experimental Station in Annapolis, Maryland , and her hull was scrapped. Source DANFS http www.history.navy.mil danfs s8 sea otter i.htm External links http www.navsource.org archives 09 46 46051.htm Photo gallery at navsource.org DEFAULTSORT Sea Otter I Ix 51 Category United ...   more details



  1. File:Hector the --Sea Otter--.JPG

    Summary Information Description Hector the Sea Otter Source I created this work entirely by myself. Date Author User Aykleinman Aykleinman User talk Aykleinman talk other versions Licensing PD self date July 2008 ...   more details



  1. File:Sea otter eating crab 1.jpg

    Summary Information Description Sea Otter at Moss Landing uses paws to put crab in his mouth. Source I created this work entirely by myself. Date Author http home.comcast.net milazinkova Fogshadow.html Mila Zinkova other versions Licensing self cc by sa 3.0 GFDL ...   more details



  1. File:USS Sea Otter (SP-781).jpg

    Summary Information Description The United States Navy patrol vessel USS Sea Otter SP 781 , probably while awaiting disposal in 1919. She is in port with many other section patrol craft, including USS Patrol No. 10 SP 85 second boat inboard of Sea Otter and USS Daiquiri SP 1285 in right background . Source http www.history.navy.mil photos sh usn usnsh s sp781.htm Date Probably 1919 Author U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command photograph collection is in the public domain Permission other versions None known Licensing PD USGov Military Navy ...   more details



  1. File:Sea otter fith shells at Moss Landing.jpg

    Summary Information Description Sea Otter at Moss Landing . Sea otter s usually bring up few clam s, and while they eat one, they keep the rest on their tummy.There s also a small yellow pea crab that got out of a clam , and resting on the otter chest Source I created this work entirely by myself. Date Author http home.comcast.net milazinkova Fogshadow.html Mila Zinkova other versions Image Sea otter with shells 3.jpg 200px Image Sea otter with shells 2.jpg 200px Image Sea otter with shells 1.jpg 200px . Licensing self cc by sa 3.0 GFDL ...   more details



  1. Otter

    except the sea otter have long muscular tails. The twelve species range in adult size from 0.7 ... very high metabolic rate s to help keep them warm. Eurasian otter s must eat 15 of their body weight a day, and sea otter s 20 to 25 , depending on the temperature. In water as warm as 10 C 50 F an otter ... on land to avoid their fur becoming waterlogged. The sea otter does live in the sea for most of its ... line height 75 label1 Lutrinae 1 clade 1 Giant Otter Giant otter Pteronura brasiliensis 2 clade 1 clade 1 Northern river otter Lontra canadensis 2 clade 1 clade 1 Marine otter Lontra felina 2 Southern river otter Lontra provocax 2 Neotropical river otter Lontra longicaudis 2 clade 1 Sea otter Enhydra ... capensis Oriental small clawed otter Aonyx cinerea Genus Enhydra Sea otter Enhydra lutris br Genus ... otters to recover. Image Sea otter cropped.jpg thumb left 200px A sea otter in Morro Bay , California Sea otter Main Sea otter Sea otters Enhydra lutris live along the Pacific coast of North America ... Sea Otter Enhydra lutris facts, video, and sound Defenders of Wildlife url http www.defenders.org ... are photos and videos of Marine otter Lontra felina , Sea otter Enhydra lutris , Marine otter Lontra felina , Sea otter Enhydra lutris , Smooth coated otter Lutrogale perspicillata and the Giant otter ... image caption Eurasian otter Lutra lutra regnum Animal ia phylum Chordata classis Mammal ia ordo Carnivora ... Otters are semi aquatic or in one case aquatic animal aquatic fish eating mammal s. The otter ... otter derives from the Old English language Old English word otor or oter . This and cognate words ... word water . ref Cite web url http www.merriam webster.com dictionary otter title Otter ... index.php?search otter&searchmode none Etymonline ref An otter s den is called a holt or couch . A male otter is a dog , a female a bitch , and a baby a whelp , kit , or pup . Citation needed date December ... offspring at approximately 3 years of age. After one month, the young otter can come out of the cave ...   more details



  1. File:Sea otter consuming a crab while using his belly as a table.jpg

    Summary Information Description Sea Otter at Moss Landing consuming a crab while using his belly as a table. Source I created this work entirely by myself. Date Author http home.comcast.net milazinkova Fogshadow.html Mila Zinkova other versions Image Sea otter eating crab 1.jpg 200px Image Sea otter eating crab.jpg 200px Licensing self cc by sa 3.0 GFDL ...   more details



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