Sea Otter Skull Replica

Description

Sea otter skull replica measures 5.7 x 3.8 x 2.6 inches. The Enhydra lutris is a museum-quality polyurethane resin cast of a Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History specimen. 1:1 scale. Made in USA.

The sea otter is a highly intelligent marine animal. They live across coastal areas of the North Pacific Ocean. This range stretches from northern Japan and Russia across to Alaska, Canada, Washington, and California.

These animals are very playful and inquisitive. They are famous for swimming on their backs and use stones as tools to break open hard abalone shells. Humans hunted them for their thick fur and they became endangered.

Sea otters do not have blubber to stay warm. Instead, they rely entirely on their exceptionally thick fur. The fur is the densest fur of any animal. It has up to 1,000,000 strands of hair per square inch. The coat consists of long, waterproof guard hairs and a short undercoat.

Scientific Classification

• Phylum: Chordata
• Class: Mammalia
• Order: Carnivora
• Family: Mustelidae
• Subfamily: Lutrinae
• Genus: Enhydra
• Species: E. lutris
• Binomial name: Enhydra lutris
• Conservation status: Endangered

Roberta, the sea otter skull replica, is thinking it would be fun to play a trick on the killer whales. She is going to dive off the ice pack and pretend she is injured.

Dotty, the spotted seal skull replica, is all in for pulling this trick on them.

Marilee, the ringed seal skull replica, is swimming circles around the ice pack in celebration of playing a trick on these killing machines.

Leon, the leopard seal skull replica, is so strong and is in position to tip the ice pack right on top of the entire pod to teach them a lesson not to eat the seals anymore.