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Monterey Sea Otter Cam

The Pacific's most charismatic keystone species.

Source:Monterey Bay Aquarium·Monterey, California, United States

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About This Camera

The Monterey Bay Aquarium's sea otter habitat houses rescued otters that cannot return to the wild, plus a long-running surrogate-mother program that has released dozens of rehabilitated orphans back into Monterey Bay.

Sea Otter

Enhydra lutris

A keystone marine mammal of the North Pacific, sea otters keep kelp forests healthy by preying on sea urchins. Hunted to near-extinction in the 18th and 19th centuries for the densest fur of any mammal, sea otters survive today in a handful of recovering populations.

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Free classroom resources paired with this cam.

Animal Cam Bingo — Edition 1

K-2, 3-5 · 20 min

Behavior Observation Ethogram — Mammal Edition

6-8, 9-12 · 45 min

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