In some animals, however, the shunt remains open after the animal is born, compromising its liver function, slowing growth, and eventually resulting in death of many affected animals.
Sea Otters favor confined areas, such as bays and inlets. They stay in areas where the water is less than 130 feet deep, but travel through much deeper water. Sea Otters do not live in deeper waters because then it is a longer dive for them to catch their food.Sea Otters hang in groups called rafts; they usually hang out by waters near shore or kelp beds and where shellfish are plentiful. (See also Adaptation).ea Otters do not live in deeper waters because then it is a longer dive for them to catch their food. Sea Otters hang in groups called rafts; they usually hang out by waters near shore or kelp beds and where shellfish are plentiful.
An otter in the sea is usually not a Sea Otter!The Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) is our smallest marine mammal, but is one of the largest of the world's 13 otter species-males weigh up to 45 kilograms and reach 148 centimetres in length.Females are slightly smaller.he most common prey of Sea Otters are sea urchins, mussels, abalone, clams, scallops, crabs, sea snails, chitons, octopus, and squid. An acute sense of touch, using paws, nose, and whiskers, is very important for finding prey in crevices or bottom sediments, and during dim light.