marine otter造句

• Marine otters mainly feed on crustaceans and fish.
• Marine otters find refuge in this protected area.
• Marine otters are most often seen individually or in small groups of up to three.
• Marine otters may be monogamous or polygamous, and breeding occurs in December or January.
• Marine otters are rare and are protected under Peruvian, Chilean, and Argentine law.
• Marine otters are relatively small, and among otters, only the oriental small-clawed otter is smaller.
• However the latter species inhabits freshwater sites; thus the marine otter is the smallest exclusively marine mammal on Earth.
• The marine otter mainly inhabits rocky shorelines with abundant seaweed and kelp, and infrequently visits estuaries and freshwater rivers.
• The shoreline area is home to marine mammals, such as the marine otter and the South American sea lion.
• It is unknown how many marine otters exist in the wild or what habitats should be preserved to encourage their recovery.
• Marine otters have also been observed feeding cooperatively on large fish, but it is not known how common the practice is.
• It is not to be confused with the marine otter, a rare otter species native to the southern west coast of South America.
• Species not present in U . S . waters include the West African and Amazonian manatee, dugong, Atlantic walrus, and marine otter.
• Marine otters were listed under CITES Appendix I in 1976, and are listed as endangered by the U . S . Department of the Interior.
• Under the MMPA, the Service is responsible for ensuring the protection of sea otters and marine otters, walruses, polar bears, three species of manatees, and dugongs.
• The South American continent houses the " Lontra " genus of otters : the giant otter, the neotropical river otter, the southern river otter, and the marine otter.
• The region has long been geographically isolated, making it a haven for pudu ( the smallest deer in the world ), the degu, the marine otter, and the monito del monte, or mountain monkey ( actually a marsupial ).
• Marine otters are found in littoral areas of southwestern South America, close to shore and in the intertidal areas of northern Peru ( from the port of Chimbote ), along the entire coast of Chile, and the extreme southern reaches of Argentina.
• The giant otter shares the South American continent with three of the four members of the New World " Lontra " genus of otters : the neotropical river otter, the southern river otter, and the marine otter . ( The North American river otter ( " Lontra canadensis " ) is the fourth " Lontra " member . ) The giant otter seems to have evolved independently of " Lontra " in South America, despite the overlap.
• Mammals found in the park include the Culpeo or Andean fox ( lycalopex culpaeus ), the South American gray fox ( lycalopex griseus ), also known as the Patagonian fox, the marine otter ( lontra felina ), known locally as chungungo, the South American sea lion, the southern elephant seals, the leopard seal ( hydrurga leptonyx ), the Chilean dolphin ( cephalorhynchus eutropia, also known as the black dolphin or tonina ), the Burmeister's porpoise ( phocoena spinipinnis ), Peale's dolphin ( lagenorhynchus australis ), the humpback whale ( megaptera novaeangliae ), and the guanaco ( lama guanicoe ).