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ea otters spend a lot of time swimming and hunting
for food, but still have plenty of time for play. And
watching a sea otter
at play brings a
smile to nearly
anyone's face.
Sea otters are mammals and
need to breathe air. They rest
on their backs riding the
swells of the sea. To
keep from floating away,
they wrap themselves in
kelp that is growing out of
the sea floor.
ea otters have very little
body fat and rely on their
fabulous fur to keep them
warm in the cold Pacific ________.
Their fur is thick—really thick—
perhaps the ___________ fur in the
world. If you were to put a penny on
a sea otter, it would ____________
about 250,000 hairs. That is more
than twice the _____________ of
hair on your entire head.
Otter fur holds tiny air bubbles,
which serve as insulation against
the ____________.
If a sea otter's fur gets __________,
it won't hold air as well. These
creatures clean themselves often so
that their fur can do its job.
Sea otters eat crabs, clams and red sea urchins. Cracking the
hard shells of these animals is a challenge, but the sea otter has found
a solution. It is one of the few animals to use a tool.
A hungry sea otter finds a rock on the sea floor, tucks it beneath a flap
of loose skin under a forelimb, grabs a few clams and swims to the
surface. Once there, the otter rolls over onto its back and places the
rock on its chest. It bangs a clam against the rock until it breaks open
then scoops out and eats the morsel of meat.
Circle what should come next in each row.
Standards Link: Life Science: Students
know that living organisms have distinct
structures and body systems that serve
specific functions in survival.
Draw a line to
where each
missing word
belongs.
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