Do otters have paws or claws?
Paws
Do otters float or sit when they eat?
Float
Name one thing that otters like to do with their families.
Play, float, eat, snuggle, hold hands, etc.
Name one place where you would NOT find otters.
Lakes, forests, desert, etc.
Can baby otters swim when they are first born?
No
Otters have this to keep them warm.
2 layers of fur
Name 2 foods that otters like to eat.
fish, crabs, snails, sea urchins, clams, abalone
What is the mom sea otter doing with her baby?
Snuggling!
This otter (below) lives in the _____.
Ocean
What do you think this otter is thinking?
(Anything happy, playful, excited, etc.)
Otters use their _____ to clean their face and coat.
Teeth and claws.
Otters enjoy eating this (below)
Sea urchin
What do otters do with their families to keep from floating away while they are sleeping?
Hold hands
This otter lives in the ______.
River
Otters do this to keep from floating away when they are sleeping.
Hold hands or wrap themselves in seaweed.
Otters have this on their feet to help them swim.
Webbed feet.
Sea otters use _____ to break open and eat their food.
Rocks
Tell me one thing about baby sea otters.
They like to snuggle, their puffy coats keep them from sinking, they cannot swim when they are born, etc.
Sea otters live around _____ to be near their food.
Kelp beds.
What do otters do after they're finished eating?
Groom/clean their fur off
This helps otters feel food in dark water.
Whiskers
Otters float near _____ because they are home to many of the sea animals that otters eat.
Kelp beds or seaweed
Sea otters float together in groups called _____ .
Rafts
Why would a sea otter come to land?
Rest or sleep
Sea otters are ______ which means that they have hair all over their bodies and they carry their babies in their stomachs.
Mammals