Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian National Zoo: Zoogoer Magazine: California Sea Otter
This article reviews facts and information related to the sea otter. Included in the discussion is information on population trends and recent declines in sea otters.
University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota: Sea Otter
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...
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: Arctic Studies Center Mammals Sea Otter
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.
Sheppard Software
Sheppard Software: Otters
This site gives an in-depth description of a otter, including its behavior, appearance, reproduction, and classification. The site includes photos and illustrations and an interactive quiz to test your understanding.
PBS
Pbs Nature: Otters
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.
Other
Audubon Nature Institute: Southern Sea Otter
Meet the southern sea otter to discover details about its behavior, eating habits, range, conservation status, and other unique facts.
Canadian Museum of Nature
Canadian Museum of Nature: Sea Otter
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.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Sea Otter
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...
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: Sea Otter
Here you can find a great printout of a sea otter as well as detailed information about the animal. Learn what a sea otter looks like, what kind of fur they have, what they eat, and who their predators are.
Scholastic
Scholastic Explorers: Ocean Life
This lesson plan explores how human activity has an impact on turtles, sea otters, and dolphins in different parts of the world. Your students will read field reports from the sites and evaluate data that is offered.
Read Works
Read Works: Back From the Brink
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage gives information about animals that are on the brink of extinction, including the following: bald eagle, grizzly bears, Hawaiian sea turtles, and Southern sea turtles. This...
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: Wildlife Portfolio
The Smithsonian Arctic Studies Center offers a portfolio of arctic animals. A page dedicated to each animal provides a physical description, personal observations of the animal in the wild, and several pictures.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Mustelidae
This Wikipedia encyclopedia article explores mustelids, a family of carnivorous mammals. Content includes a look at the range of species in this family, including a look at their common characteristics.
University of Nebraska
University of Nebraska State Museum: Alaska Kelp Community
Discover the ecological relationships of six different organisms living in the Alaskan kelp community. The site also contains an interactive map showing the time line for the spread of the Exxon Valdez oil spill.
Defenders of Wildlife
Defenders of Wildlife: Fact Sheets
Here you can find fact sheets on over 50 species of animals. Find an animal by where it lives in the world, and learn all about it.
National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, University of California Santa Barbara
Kids Do Ecology: Marine Mammals
This resource provides information about marine mammals.
Other
History of the Russian Settlement at Ft. Ross,california
Details Russian expansion across Asia, over the Bering Strait to Alaska, and then down the coast to California. Their settlement, relations with the Spanish, life in Ft. Ross, and departure are chronicled here.
Other
Aquarium Kaiukan: Creatures and Anecdotes (Japanese)
The Japanese-language homepage of the Osaka Kaiukan Aquarium, one of the largest in the world. It introduces visitors to the creatures that inhabit zones of the Pacific, from the Aleutian Islands in the north to Antarctica in the south....
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