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sea otter comparison table
Subject have breeding season be well developed stay underwater for rely on reach sexual maturity by is a kind of have distribution have scientific name swim weigh be polygamous eat have length be clumsy have lifespan has part have name in French use be born on be active have colour have picture leave its mother by wean by have habitat sleep eat by float
weasel     carnivore                      
sea otter     weaselwest coast of CanadaEnhydra lutris      about 8 years loutre de merflat stone as an anvil for pounding mussel shells to open them     the sea, off rocky reefs, islets and coasts killer whale 
adult sea otterspring or summer 15-150 secondsits thick fur for insulation3 yearssea otterwest coast of CanadaEnhydra lutriswell  sea urchins, mussels, crabs, limpets, snails, fish on landabout 8 years loutre de merflat stone as an anvil for pounding mussel shells to open them all winterrusty red, brown, almost black, usually paler on the throat, chest and head  the sea, off rocky reefs, islets and coastson it back in patches of kelpkiller whale 
baby sea otter at birth   sea otterwest coast of CanadaEnhydra lutrisat birth1.5-2 kg at birth  500-635 mm at birth about 8 yearsteeth at birthloutre de merflat stone as an anvil for pounding mussel shells to open themthe shore and immediately carried to the sea by its mother  7-8 months after it has learned to swim and dive for food2 monthsthe sea, off rocky reefs, islets and coasts killer whaleat birth

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