Flora and Fauna
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- Southern River Otter: Lontra provocax
- Photographs and information from ARKive including classification, status, description, range, habitat, biology, threats and conservation.
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- Spot-necked Otter: Lutra maculicollis
- Photographs, videos and information from ARKive including classification, status, description, range, habitat, biology, threats and conservation.
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- ADW: Enhydra lutris: Information
- Find a description of the physical appearance, behavior and diet of the species provided by the Animal Diversity Web.
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- California Sea Otter Project
- Promotes the rapid recovery of the California Sea Otter, an indicator of near shore ocean health, by facilitating research and communicating research results to the general public and policy makers.
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- Enhydra lutris: The Sea Otter
- Research project by Britany Bluske on this species, including its classification, habitat, reproduction, adaptations, nutrition and interactions with other species.
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- Golden State Images: Sea Otters
- Photography of sea otters taken in the wild along the southern California coast.
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- Rescuing Sea Otters
- Randall William Davis describes how otters were saved after the Exxon Valdez supertanker ran aground in Prince William Sound.
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- Sea Otter Population Dynamics
- Information on UCSB research into population dynamics in Southern California. Find background information on the species, history of research, objectives and map.
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- Vanishing Sea Otters
- John H. Lienhard describes how changes in the ecology of Alaska led to the rapid decline of the species in Alaska in the 1990's.
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- Discover Life: Mephitidae (Skunks)
- Images and descriptions of Mephitis, Conepatus and Spilogale species.
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- Dragoo's Skunks
- Detailed information about the biology and taxonomy of the skunk family, with a section on rabies in skunks.
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- Mephitis mephitis: Striped Skunk
- Several photographs and much information of this species which has the best known defense system of any mammal.
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- Palawan Stink Badger: Mydaus marchei
- Photographs and information from ARKive including classification, status, description, range, habitat, biology, threats and conservation.
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- Brown Hyaena: Hyaena brunnea
- Many videos and photographs with details of classification, status, description, range, habitat, biology, threats and conservation.
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- Digimorph - Crocuta crocuta (Spotted Hyena)
- Digital Morphology account of the spotted hyena, Crocuta crocuta, featuring CT-generated animations of the skull and commentary by Dr. Pamela Owen.