How to Use sea otter in a Sentence

sea otter

noun
  • In the water in the distance, a sea otter floats in the kelp.
    Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2022
  • Seals and sea otters peered out of the water at us along the way.
    Seth Liss, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2023
  • Walk along Cannery Row, watch the sea otters in the bay, hang out.
    Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2019
  • The exceptions to the 1,000-pound rule were whales on the large side and sea otters on the smaller end.
    Peter Fimrite, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Mar. 2018
  • Here, a sea otter is seen using a rock to shake an abalone shell loose for a quick snack.
    Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics, 14 Apr. 2022
  • If your partner asks you to turn back because a sea otter gave him a snarky look, do it.
    Caroline Van Hemert, Outside Online, 20 Apr. 2020
  • The main house at Bien Sur was built in 1971 and overlooks a sea otter preserve.
    David Caraccio, Sacramento Bee, 14 June 2024
  • Critters from sea otters to cephalopods have been observed using tools in the wild.
    John Timmer, Ars Technica, 22 Jan. 2018
  • The sea otter, a carnivore, strikes mollusk shells against rocks to get at the food inside.
    National Geographic, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Other new unique finds were an arm bone from an ancient sea otter -- and whale bones.
    CBS News, 22 Mar. 2018
  • The new moms teach the pups how to do sea otter things—like clean themselves, float on their backs, and use rocks to crack open sea urchins on their bellies.
    Matt Simon, Wired, 4 Nov. 2021
  • In the evening, build a campfire in the fire pit and roast marshmallows while watching for whales, seals or sea otters in the nearby cove.
    Erin Kirkland, Anchorage Daily News, 14 May 2018
  • The Homer Veterinary Clinic offered to care for the sea otter pup overnight.
    Tegan Hanlon, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Aug. 2019
  • To date, far more sea urchins have died than fish, raising concern about the survival of the sea otter, for whom sea urchins are a staple.
    National Geographic, 16 Oct. 2020
  • Snakes—not nearly as cuddly as, say, the northern sea otter—fare even worse than turtles when on the road.
    Susan Brackney, Discover Magazine, 6 Apr. 2016
  • In 1740, Russians invaded the area for its sea otter fur.
    Kathleen Sharp, ProPublica, 25 Apr. 2023
  • Yet so do sea otters, fish and even some insects, such as ants that sop up honey in spongy matter.
    Ben Guarino, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Dec. 2019
  • The Salmon River runs through town, and Icy Strait is home to salmon, halibut, seals, humpback whales, orcas, and sea otters.
    Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 17 Apr. 2023
  • For this team of researchers, there was nothing new about wolves eating sea otters.
    Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Snails eat these substances and, in turn, are then targeted by sea otters.
    Meilan Solly, Smithsonian, 30 Aug. 2019
  • Here’s a link to our newest sea otter research paper and a bonus otter gif!
    Jessica Leigh Hester, WIRED, 7 May 2018
  • Joey, an adorable baby sea otter that was rescued in June and is now being streamed 24/7 from his nursery.
    Tanner Saunders, Travel + Leisure, 12 Aug. 2020
  • The two sea otters pups were rescued in June and were taken to Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium.
    Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 20 Dec. 2019
  • Most decisions on sea otter management are beyond the purview of the state Board of Fisheries.
    Laine Welch, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Jan. 2018
  • The classic photo here is a sea otter on its back, paddling, with its favorite rock to crack open sea urchins resting on its chest.
    Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 June 2018
  • In the absence of sea otters, the crabs have been living in the Elkhorn Slough estuary without its main predator around, Hughes said.
    Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Thanks in part to this first-of-its-kind program, the sea otter population along the California coast has swelled to 3,000.
    Matt Simon, Wired, 4 Nov. 2021
  • The women got together last week to cut out the patterns and sew hats using seal and sea otter skins, a fleece lining and yarn for tassels.
    Alena Naiden, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Mar. 2022
  • The southern sea otter, 24, had served as a surrogate mother for 15 otters, the most in the aquarium’s history.
    Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2024
  • Monterey is famous for its kelp forests and the unique marine life that thrives in that ecosystem, like sea otters, spider crabs, nudibranchs, massive sea stars, and sea lions.
    Outside Online, 24 July 2024

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