https://padlet.com/lynette_serjeant1/ntp57mlx7ffj3vq6 Unfortunately there are no otters in NZ (apart from the zoo!) en-us 2020-05-06 04:30:22 UTC 2021-06-15 03:03:56 UTC hello@padlet.com https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5178/5589760152_a0d84ca931_b.jpg lynette_serjeant1 https://padlet.com/lynette_serjeant1/ntp57mlx7ffj3vq6/wish/563591938 This looks like a whole lot of hard work!]]> 2020-05-10 23:58:50 UTC https://padlet.com/lynette_serjeant1/ntp57mlx7ffj3vq6/wish/563591938 lynette_serjeant1 https://padlet.com/lynette_serjeant1/ntp57mlx7ffj3vq6/wish/563597361 Most otter species come out of the water to give birth in holes that are called dens.  Sea otters give birth in the water. Baby otters are called pups or kittens. They stay with their mothers until they are up to a year old, or until she has another litter of babies. ]]> 2020-05-11 00:05:24 UTC https://padlet.com/lynette_serjeant1/ntp57mlx7ffj3vq6/wish/563597361 lynette_serjeant1 https://padlet.com/lynette_serjeant1/ntp57mlx7ffj3vq6/wish/563598818 All otters are excellent hunters. They eat fish, crabs and mussels. Sea otters have a very smart way to open shellfish. A sea otter will float on its back, place a rock on its chest, then smash the mussel down on the rock until it breaks open.

]]> 2020-05-11 00:07:13 UTC https://padlet.com/lynette_serjeant1/ntp57mlx7ffj3vq6/wish/563598818 lynette_serjeant1 https://padlet.com/lynette_serjeant1/ntp57mlx7ffj3vq6/wish/563603618 When it is time to have a nap, sea otters wrap themselves in kelp or seaweed so they don’t float away. They also sometimes wrap feet with another sea otter, so that they stay together in the waves.]]> 2020-05-11 00:12:53 UTC https://padlet.com/lynette_serjeant1/ntp57mlx7ffj3vq6/wish/563603618