I once rubbed my hand over a sea otter pelt; it was the softest fur I have ever felt. Their fur is the reason for their near demise, initially at the hands of the Russians in the 1700s.

The sea otter’s grooming regimen will be familiar to anyone with a cat. Like cats, sea otters spend considerable time licking and biting their fur to keep it clean and conditioned. Also like ...

SAVING THE SEA OTTER. Unlike most marine mammals, sea otters are primarily insulated by fur, not blubber. In fact they have the densest fur in the animal kingdom. Sadly that thick, resplendent coat ...

Q. You once said diamondback terrapins were your favorite turtle. What is your favorite mammal? A. Tough question, because all puppies and kittens, indeed most baby mammals, are engaging. But sea ...

Fortunately, sea otter pups also have a thick and buoyant fur coat. The mother sea otter blows warm air into her pup’s fur, which helps to keep them warm and stay afloat while she’s away.

Sea otters are famed for their luscious pelts, but the fur almost led to their extinction. By 1938, only a tiny population of ~50 remained clinging to the central California coast.

It's Sea Otter Awareness Week, ... It’s also super-soft, which has made the animals prized targets for fur trappers. In fact, sea otters were nearly hunted to extinction in the 1700s and 1800s.

Sea otter life isn’t always about splashing in the waves and lounging in the kelp. ... But fur traders drove them to the brink of extinction from the 1700s to the 1900s.

Sea otter populations were slashed by the 19th century fur trade. Associated Press. Published January 31, 2024 1:40pm EST. ... A sea otter holding a piece of vegetation floats in Monterey ...