Southern+Sea+Otter

media type="custom" key="3506934" By Adam O. The Southern Sea Otter is a member of the weasel family and is one of a few animals known to use tools. They're about four feet long; the males weigh about 65 pounds. The females weigh about 45 pounds. Males live from the ages of 10-15 years old. Females live from about the ages of 15-20. Currently Southern Sea Otters can be found in Canada, Russia, Japan, California, and Alaska. They're one of a few animals known to use tools. They're mating season is through out the year. It takes the female 6-8 months to have a baby. They usually have one baby but can have twins. They have a strong sense of smell and eyesight below and above water. Their whiskers are used to sense vibrations under water. They also have a great sense of touch. Otters eat about 40 different invertebrates. They can dive up to 180 feet to look for food. Southern Sea Otters don't have blubber, so they must eat 20-25% their own weight to keep warm, which they groom for much of the day. They live in shallow waters off the coast of the Northern Pacific. There are a few threats to the Southern Sea Otter, they include, habitat loss, food limitation, disease, oil spills, hunting, degradation, fishing gear entrapment, and conflict with shellfish eateries. We can save them by not fishing near their habitats, use more solar energy and not oil, stop littering, find cures for their diseases, stop hunting them, and stop taking shellfish from their habitat.