Otter-Eating Orcas

The decline in the sea otter population along the Aleutian Islands and surrounding areas may be due to predation by killer whales. There have been confirmed attacks on otters by the whales, but oil spills and other factors may also contribute to the decline in the population of otters. Further study...

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Letters
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Otters
Predation
Sea otter
Sea otters
Seas
Whales
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