#and i have no timeeeeee its due monday

[silvercap]

I'm actually so scared of creative writing 😭😭 and this is exactly what I've been worrying about! I just have no ideas and I'm working myself up and aughhhjhhhhhhh idk how to write

[niamhings]

Pacific Ocean Monday- Sea Otters!!!! 🦦

IT’S TIMEEEEEE. SEA OTTERS ARE MY FAVOURITE ANIMAL AND I’M VERY EXCITED TO TALK ABOUT THEM FOR THE FIRST PACIFIC OCEAN MONDAY!!!!! If you want you can request sea creatures for me to make one of these posts about 💙

Scientific name: Enhydra lutris

Status: Endangered

Population: 130,000

Class: Mammal

Lifespan: 10-20 years (varies between gender, females usually live longer)

Have they been on Octonauts?: Yes

Sea otters are marine mammals found in the northern and eastern parts of the Pacific. Although they can go on land, they can live exclusively in the ocean. They prey mostly on marine invertebrates, such as mollusks and sea urchins. Sea otters eating urchins is essential in protecting kelp forests, otherwise the urchins could cause extensive damage to the kelp. When sleeping otters will hold each others paws (which is VERY CUTE) so that they don’t get separated. They may also hold onto kelp reaching the surface so that they don’t drift away from where they are. Otters are also known for using tools to assist them, when breaking food out of hard shells they will repeatedly hit the shell against a rock resting on its chest. After otter populations considerably decreased between 1741 and 1911 due to hunting for their fur, an international ban on hunting has been put in place. Though the population has gotten closer to pre-hunting numbers, they are still considered endangered due to severe declines in population in certain areas, especially around California and the Aleutian Islands. Otters are amazing 💖. Also I have an otter plushie called Peach. Okay I’m done yapping. I like otters 🦦