sea otter
noun
: a rare marine otter (Enhydra lutris) of the northern Pacific coasts that may attain a length of six feet (two meters), is chiefly brown but with lighter coloration on the back of the head and neck, and feeds largely on shellfish
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Over the course of not quite three decades, hunters killed off so many California sea otters that Russia’s fur business became unprofitable, and those loooong supply lines to the politically fraught homeland became even harder to keep up.
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Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2025
Marilyn Heiman, who at the time worked for the Alaska State Legislature, told USA TODAY in 2014 that the spill was responsible for the deaths of 250,000 seabirds, 2,800 sea otters, 300 harbor seals, 250 bald eagles and billions of salmon and herring eggs.
—Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2025
The duo has ventured into a kelp forest, an underwater area dense with brown algae that supports vast swaths of marine life like sea otters and whales.
—Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 1 Feb. 2025
Chanel Hason, a spokesperson for sea otter advocacy group Elakha Alliance, said the status of the grant was also unclear as of Tuesday afternoon.
—Kale Williams, Axios, 29 Jan. 2025
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Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2025
Marilyn Heiman, who at the time worked for the Alaska State Legislature, told USA TODAY in 2014 that the spill was responsible for the deaths of 250,000 seabirds, 2,800 sea otters, 300 harbor seals, 250 bald eagles and billions of salmon and herring eggs.
—Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2025
The duo has ventured into a kelp forest, an underwater area dense with brown algae that supports vast swaths of marine life like sea otters and whales.
—Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 1 Feb. 2025
Chanel Hason, a spokesperson for sea otter advocacy group Elakha Alliance, said the status of the grant was also unclear as of Tuesday afternoon.
—Kale Williams, Axios, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Sea otter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sea%20otter. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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