Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris)
Sea otters spend a lot of their time floating on their backs—they rest, groom and eat in this position, using their stomachs as a table to spread out the food they have gathered.
Sea otters have one of the thickest fur coats in the animal kingdom.
Small sea otter populations inhabit kelp forests, bays and coastal waters near islands, reefs, and fjords in the North Pacific Ocean. In British Columbia, they are found along the windswept west coast of northern Vancouver Island and the central coast, near Bella Bella.
Sea otters often rest in groups called “rafts.” Rafting sea otters sometimes hold paws to stay together.
Taken at the Vancouver Aquarium.
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nouveaustar, stjerne, ladypearlknitone, jez s, and 20 other people added this photo to their favorites.
Jeanne8 (77 months ago | reply)
There will never be an otter you!
Beautiful picture of this sweet otter!
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Maria*PA (77 months ago | reply)
Oh so cute! I love his pose.
Don Bailey (77 months ago | reply)
Since the pun demon is out of the bag: Hey Mo! Why I Otter...eeyuk, eeyuk, eeyuk! :)
Cute little buggers!
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h2okatcher [deleted] (77 months ago | reply)
How cute!!! :O) Nice to live in Vancouver like you!
Sara Vosicka (58 months ago | reply)
This is so funny! I took the exact same picture of the otters at the Vancouver Aquarium when I was there this July, 2007. I'll have to upload it so you can see!
Colour (58 months ago | reply)
I could watch otters for hours. They are so entertaining.
a n t o n i o (42 months ago | reply)
he looks sad :(