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Monterey Bay Aquarium

Monterey Bay Aquarium: Sea Otters

For Students 3rd - 8th
A resource that explores the otter's life at sea with emphasis on keeping warm, diet, social life, and mother and pup. A live cam is set up to view the sea otters. Other sites (Marine Mammals and Octopus's) can be accessed.
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BBC

Bbc Science & Nature: Sea Otter

For Students 9th - 10th
These pictures of the Sea otter are comically adorable. Use this site to read a detailed fact sheet on the sea otter and to check out the photos.
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University of Minnesota

University of Minnesota: Sea Otter

For Students 9th - 10th
Analysis of the history of the sea otter in North America, focusing on its role in the European fur trade of the late 18th Century, this University of Minnesota web page is concise but thorough. The nations most involved in the...
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: Arctic Studies Center Mammals Sea Otter

For Students 9th - 10th
This Smithsonian website has a brief, but thorough, article on the Sea Otters that also includes a picture and an extensive quote from naturalist Edward Nelson.
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Oregon Zoo

Oregon Zoo: Southern Sea Otter

For Students 9th - 10th
Get to know the facts, behavior, breeding habits, and conservation of the southern sea otter who lives in the marine ecosystem.
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Canadian Museum of Nature

Canadian Museum of Nature: Sea Otter

For Students 9th - 10th
Get to know the Sea Otter.. colored photos, description, life cycle, map of habitat, food. Only the basic details of this animal are given, making this site perfect for younger researchers.
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PBS

Pbs Nature: Otters

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Discover more about how otters live, what they eat and how they socialize when you visit this informative resource. This condensed site will benefit students who need help narrowing their research information.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Sea Otter

For Students 4th - 8th
The Sea Otter is the largest member of family Mustelidae, and the smallest marine mammal. Sea Otters are more aquatic even than seals and sea lions, because they mate and give birth in the water. Learn more about the Enhydra lutris, more...