6 February 2026
With more snow on the way today in Pittsburgh we need something to take our minds off our troubles. Sea otters are the perfect solution.
Sea otters live among kelp because they eat the organisms that eat kelp. They dive to gather sea urchins, sea stars, sea cucumbers, crustaceans, a variety of mollusks, snails and bivalves. Then they float on their backs with their food set on their bellies as they open and eat their prey.
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In addition to using their bellies as the dining table, sea otter mothers carry their babies on their bellies. They take their babies everywhere.
So cute!
p.s. If you want to see sea otters in the wild, here’s where you’ll have to go.
Kate,
Monterey CA where my youngest son and family live is a great place to observe sea otters , seals and it is also a great birding hotspot year round. And too there is a Peregrine nest box on the Embassy Suites Hotel that one can observe from Laguna Del Rey lake a good birding hotspot.
Gene
Capron Park Zoo in Attleboro Massachusetts has a delightful river otter experience. You cannot watch them for more than a minute without feeling a heart full of joy. They are cute, adorable, and active (in contrast to my spirit animal, the sloth)
Thanks for reminding me of happy times.
My favorite place for sea otters is the first place I saw them: Vancouver Aquarium in Vancouver, BC, Canada. The sea otters were closer up and adorable! Vancouver Aquarium | Canada’s Largest Aquarium https://share.google/ZtNVc8lhVJK9Vr5NO