Marine Mammals of the Pacific 8/05

BAM!

Right off the bat, I find the one animal that I was really dying to see, rolling around in the harbor at Morro Bay. Ladies and gentlemen, marine mammal number one, the Sea Otter.

Good golly these guys are cute. They have an uncontrollable energy that causes them to constantly roll and tumble and frolic. It's just irresistible. To maintain this ridiculous energy level, a sea otter must eat 20-25% of its body weight each day! How do they do it? Those nubby little fingers are capable of a surprisingly dexterous and unusual feat. Something that no other mammal, outside of primates, is capable of...

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