Local tribes and nonprofits have received a grant to lead the planning effort to bring back the furry mammals, which have ...

Why do sea otters hold hands? As you’ll see in this video, it is actually a rather clever sea otter survival strategy!

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 ...

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 ...

Much of the bay’s floor is covered by soft sediments that are less suitable to urchins and kelp, and otters have adjusted accordingly, feasting more frequently on clams. (Unlike seals and sea lions, ...

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.

love chomping down kelp forests. A drop in sea otter numbers means more sea urchins, which means less kelp forests—less food and cover for other marine species, and less plant matter to create ...

THEY HELP TO PROTECT THE KELP BEDS OFF SHORE BY CONSUMING SEA URCHINS, AND THEY HELP TO PROTECT THE SEA BEDS HERE IN THE SLOUGH" "SO HEALTHY SEA OTTERS MEAN A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT." THE ELKHORN ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Kelp Keeper Take on a vital role in the ecosystem in this action-packed bullet hell. Control a charming sea otter and protect the kelp forest from an ...

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.

Bixby (a.k.a. Otter 1346) is one of the otter mums out in the kelp forests of Monterey. She's only been known to the Monterey Bay Aquarium Sea Otter Research and Conservation team (SORAC ...