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"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away"---Thank you everybody for making these past two weeks the most breathtaking moments of my life
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- Crofton House School Vancouver, BC Canada
- Profile Marine Organism
- Sea Otters (aka Enhydra Lutris)
Some Cool Otter Facts:
~Sea otters have one of the thickest fur coats in the animal kingdom--all the hairs on an average human head (100 000 hairs) can fit in one square centimeter of a sea otter's fur coat
~Sea otters have no insulating blubber layer to keep them warm, so it's very important for them to keep their fur clean to maintain an insulating layer of air between their guard hairs and their pile hairs. They spend approx 15 percent of their day grooming and blowing air into their fur
~A sea otter's skin never gets wet
~An adult sea otter eats about 25-30 percent of their body weight each day. They eat pretty much anything including clams, abalone, crabs, scallops, fish, and sea urchins!
~They are pretty intelligent sea mammals--they are one of the few that use tools! Sea otters use rocks (called anvil rocks) to break open their food
~Sea otters have large complex kidneys that enable them to drink salt water
~There are approximately 3000 sea otters that live off the coast of BC. The BC sea otter population was hunted to extinction during the 1700s/1800s (their soft, thick pelts were used to make hats...ugh..). The current BC sea otters are descendants of 89 Alaskan sea otters that were relocated to Vancouver Island during 1969-1972.
~Sea otters spend a lot of their time on their backs. They eat, sleep and groom on their backs
~Sea otters often rest together in groups calls "rafts"--they sometimes hold paws to to keep themselves from floating away from each other :)
okay..that's all for now!
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Office of National Marine Sanctuaries http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov
The GLOBE Program www.globe.gov
The National Marine Sanctuary Foundation www.nmsfocean.org
The National Geographic Society
www.nationalgeographic.com
American University's Center for Environmental Filmmaking www.environmentalfilm.org
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
www.noaa.gov
Meridian International Center
www.meridian.org
SCUBANauts International www.scubanautsintl.org
National Marine Sanctuaries Media Library
http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/photos
NASA for Students
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/index.html
The GLOBE Program www.globe.gov
The National Marine Sanctuary Foundation www.nmsfocean.org
The National Geographic Society
www.nationalgeographic.com
American University's Center for Environmental Filmmaking www.environmentalfilm.org
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
www.noaa.gov
Meridian International Center
www.meridian.org
SCUBANauts International www.scubanautsintl.org
National Marine Sanctuaries Media Library
http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/photos
NASA for Students
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/index.html
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How are you? How's school?
I'm coming to Newport, Rhode Island with my parents this coming weekend. We thought that we might as well visit Brown University while we're in RI, so I thought, why not come see Nati? I hope that we can meet up this coming Sunday! Can't wait to talk to you.
I miss you so much.
How are you?
I wish for you all the best.
Egypt is fine!! Ha Ha Ha.
I wish for you all the best.
Jenny
I'm good, thanks. What about you?
I assume that you are home in Canada now, right? When did you get home?
What's it like to be home? I know that you probably only have a little bit of time, because you have to get ready to go to Brown, but you're seeing all of your friends before you leave, so are they all glad to see you? Are you glad to be home (even if it's only for a short amount of time)?
What are you doing before you go to Brown?
Miss you.
Oh, by the way... If you're ever up in the New Hampshire area (Brown isn't that far away from NH), come up and visit me! If you tell me you're coming, we have a guest bedroom you can sleep in, and I can show you what there is to see in New Hampshire and my area. I think you'd really like it here! Think about it! :)
HOw are U?
I love these songs.
I hope you arrived home safely, How is canada?
How do you spend the rest of summer!?
Lindsay
pps. nice playlist
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