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otters
From:
Jenn cool
City:
hollywood
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CA
what is the difference between a sea otter and a river otter?
Extension Message
From:
Laura Kammin
Visiting Extension Specialist, Pollution Prevention
Extension-Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant College Program
lkammin@illinois.edu
Basically, sea otters are much larger than river otters and have more specialized habitat requirements. The Alaska Department of Fish & Game have good fact sheets on both species. They can be accessed at:
http://www.adfg.state.ak.us/pubs/notebook/marine/seaotter.php
and
http://www.adfg.state.ak.us/pubs/notebook/furbear/rvrotter.php
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