Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Image by FrankFF via Depositphotos Additionally they use the kelp to anchor themselves while they rest or sleep. They roll up in ...

now that scientists have discovered that kelp forests temporarily store roughly 20 times more carbon per acre than woodest forests on land. Fortunately, sea otters have emerged as the unsuspecting ...

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Despite their low numbers, sea otters consume voracious kelp-eating sea urchins at a high enough rate that kelp forests continue to persist and provide habitat for numerous species. Without sea ...

South of the San Francisco Bay, however, healthier kelp forests still coat the coasts and give life to California’s iconic sea otters. At Fort Ross Cove, the scientists unraveled these ...

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After centuries of overhunting by fur traders, sea otters have largely disappeared from the Oregon and Northern California ...

But it’s not just staying afloat that’s key to a life at sea – groups of otters hold hands and tangle themselves in kelp forests to make sure they don’t drift apart.

HABITAT: Sea otters inhabit coastal waters, usually less than half a mile from shore. Their typical haunts include precipitous rocky shores, barrier reefs, tidewater stones, and dense kelp forests.