How to Use sea otter in a Sentence

sea otter

noun

• In the water in the distance, a sea otter floats in the kelp.
  — Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2022
• Seals and sea otters peered out of the water at us along the way.
  — Seth Liss, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2023
• Walk along Cannery Row, watch the sea otters in the bay, hang out.
  — Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2019
• The exceptions to the 1,000-pound rule were whales on the large side and sea otters on the smaller end.
  — Peter Fimrite, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Mar. 2018
• Here, a sea otter is seen using a rock to shake an abalone shell loose for a quick snack.
  — Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics, 14 Apr. 2022
• If your partner asks you to turn back because a sea otter gave him a snarky look, do it.
  — Caroline Van Hemert, Outside Online, 20 Apr. 2020
• Critters from sea otters to cephalopods have been observed using tools in the wild.
  — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 22 Jan. 2018
• The sea otter, a carnivore, strikes mollusk shells against rocks to get at the food inside.
  — National Geographic, 12 Jan. 2023
• Other new unique finds were an arm bone from an ancient sea otter -- and whale bones.
  — CBS News, 22 Mar. 2018
• The new moms teach the pups how to do sea otter things—like clean themselves, float on their backs, and use rocks to crack open sea urchins on their bellies.
  — Matt Simon, Wired, 4 Nov. 2021
• In the evening, build a campfire in the fire pit and roast marshmallows while watching for whales, seals or sea otters in the nearby cove.
  — Erin Kirkland, Anchorage Daily News, 14 May 2018
• The Homer Veterinary Clinic offered to care for the sea otter pup overnight.
  — Tegan Hanlon, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Aug. 2019
• To date, far more sea urchins have died than fish, raising concern about the survival of the sea otter, for whom sea urchins are a staple.
  — National Geographic, 16 Oct. 2020
• Snakes—not nearly as cuddly as, say, the northern sea otter—fare even worse than turtles when on the road.
  — Susan Brackney, Discover Magazine, 6 Apr. 2016
• In 1740, Russians invaded the area for its sea otter fur.
  — Kathleen Sharp, ProPublica, 25 Apr. 2023
• Yet so do sea otters, fish and even some insects, such as ants that sop up honey in spongy matter.
  — Ben Guarino, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Dec. 2019
• The Salmon River runs through town, and Icy Strait is home to salmon, halibut, seals, humpback whales, orcas, and sea otters.
  — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 17 Apr. 2023
• For this team of researchers, there was nothing new about wolves eating sea otters.
  — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 2 Nov. 2023
• Snails eat these substances and, in turn, are then targeted by sea otters.
  — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian, 30 Aug. 2019
• Here’s a link to our newest sea otter research paper and a bonus otter gif!
  — Jessica Leigh Hester, WIRED, 7 May 2018
• Joey, an adorable baby sea otter that was rescued in June and is now being streamed 24/7 from his nursery.
  — Tanner Saunders, Travel + Leisure, 12 Aug. 2020
• The two sea otters pups were rescued in June and were taken to Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium.
  — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 20 Dec. 2019
• Most decisions on sea otter management are beyond the purview of the state Board of Fisheries.
  — Laine Welch, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Jan. 2018
• The classic photo here is a sea otter on its back, paddling, with its favorite rock to crack open sea urchins resting on its chest.
  — Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 June 2018
• In the absence of sea otters, the crabs have been living in the Elkhorn Slough estuary without its main predator around, Hughes said.
  — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 31 Jan. 2024
• Thanks in part to this first-of-its-kind program, the sea otter population along the California coast has swelled to 3,000.
  — Matt Simon, Wired, 4 Nov. 2021
• The women got together last week to cut out the patterns and sew hats using seal and sea otter skins, a fleece lining and yarn for tassels.
  — Alena Naiden, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Mar. 2022
• An aggressive sea otter in the area is biting, scratching, and climbing on...
  — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 12 July 2023
• Just one is enough to kill an animal as big as a dolphin, sea otter or Beluga whale.
  — Kim Steutermann Rogers, Smithsonian, 9 July 2018
• The typical life span of a southern sea otter is between 15 and 20 years in the wild and can be longer for otters raised in captivity.
  — Melissa Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2022

Last Updated: 28 May 2024