Information About

Sea Otter

SpeciesSea Otter (Enhydra lutris)

Latin:

Enhydra lutris

Yup'ik:

arrnaq

Tlingit:

yáxwch', yúxch'

Subspecies:

Northern Sea Otter

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About Sea Otter

Alaska plays host to possibly as much as 90 percent of the world population of this species

What Sea Otter Eat

Red Sea Urchin, Pacific blue mussel, Dungeness Crab

Predators of Sea Otter

Bald Eagle, Gray Wolf, Orca, Bigg's Killer Whale

Sea Otter Habitat & Range

Sea Otter Gallery