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A raft of sea otters, Alaska

By Alaska Science Center
A raft of sea otters near Cohen Island in Kachemak Bay, Alaska. Snow caped mountains in the background.
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A raft of sea otters near Cohen Island in Kachemak Bay, Alaska. Sea otters rest together in groups called rafts. A raft can generally contain 10 to 100 sea otters. You will see either all male or all female with pups rafts.

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Public Domain.

U.S. Geological Survey