Swimming Lessons for Sea Otter Babies! The sea otter can live its entire life without leaving the water, but its babies cannot swim when they are born. So the baby has to learn to swim, and the learning starts shortly after birth when the mother otter introduces the pup to the water. From the beginning,ContinueContinue reading “Sea Otters Babies’ Swimming Lessons”
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What is a Keystone Species? – Sea Otters, Kelp Forests & Sea Urchins
In our book, Orla’s Golden Blanket: Sea Otters’ Secret to a Bright Blue Future, we explore how keystone species like sea otters have a big impact on an ecosystem. Keystone species, also called ecosystem engineers, can be animals, plants or microorganisms. Wolves, elephants, sea stars, and corals are examples of keystone species. In the videoContinueContinue reading “What is a Keystone Species? – Sea Otters, Kelp Forests & Sea Urchins”
Orla’s Golden Blanket: Sea Otters’ Secret to a Bright Blue Future
An otterly lovely gift for every nature lover Go ahead, dive in! It’s pleasurable, really. You’ll explore golden kelp forests and learn about the importance that sea otters play in maintaining the balance of ecosystems. Sea otters are playful and always hungry. They love kelping and playing in the underwater forests. But how can aContinueContinue reading “Orla’s Golden Blanket: Sea Otters’ Secret to a Bright Blue Future”
Sea Urchins & Kelp Forests
Below are a couple of videos about sea urchins. These global and spiny echinoderms are often very pretty, and they come in a variety of colours. They can be found on the sea beds of every ocean. Like most things in nature, balance is vital – and too many sea urchins can severely influence anContinueContinue reading “Sea Urchins & Kelp Forests”
Inspiration from Ridiculously Cute Sea Otters
There is so much more to sea otters than being ridiculously cute. They are regarded as keystone species in their ecosystem – ecosystem engineers. Sea otters eat sea urchins, which help the underwater kelp forests to flourish. They look almost comical when their faces are bobbing up and down in the waters. They love lyingContinueContinue reading “Inspiration from Ridiculously Cute Sea Otters”