A WORLD OF CURIOUS MINDS
Kelp Anchor
A mother sea otter wraps her pup in kelp so it won't drift away while she dives for food.
Source: NPS Channel Islands: Sea Otter
Adventure 15 · With Cio and Bella
The Pacific Coast
Cio and Bella's Amazing Fact
A mother sea otter wraps her pup in kelp so it won't drift away while she dives for food.
Can you spot…
- a sea otter
- a lighthouse
- a whale
- a crab
Look for them in the picture, then try the online activities below.
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From the Amazing Facts page
Amazing Facts
Furry Otters
Sea otters have the thickest fur of any mammal, up to a million hairs per square inch!
Source: NPS Channel Islands: Sea Otter
Big Noses
Male elephant seals have giant floppy noses and can weigh more than 4,000 pounds, as much as a car!
Source: NOAA Sanctuaries: Elephant Seals
Butterfly Trees
Monarch butterflies spend the winter in trees along the coast.
Source: Monarch Joint Venture: Pacific Grove counts western monarchs
Superfast Kelp
Giant kelp can grow up to 2 feet in one day!
Source: UC San Diego: Under Morro Bay, Giant Kelp
Diving Pelicans
Brown pelicans dive headfirst into the sea to catch fish.
Source: NPS Channel Islands: California Brown Pelican
Grunion Run
Grunion fish wriggle onto beaches at night to lay their eggs in the sand.
Source: CDFW: California Grunion Facts
Pier Party
In 1989, sea lions moved onto the boat docks at San Francisco's Pier 39, and they never left!
Source: Wikipedia: Pier 39
Online activities
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Color it in
To doColors
Can you spot?
To doFind each one in the picture and tick it off.
Fact match
To doWhich Amazing Fact is this?
Word puzzle
To doTap the letters in the right order. It's something you can spot in the picture!
Answers for grown-ups
- A mother sea otter wraps her pup in kelp so it won't drift away while she dives for food.
- Kelp Anchor
- Sea otters have the thickest fur of any mammal, up to a million hairs per square inch!
- Furry Otters
- Male elephant seals have giant floppy noses and can weigh more than 4,000 pounds, as much as a car!
- Big Noses
- Unscramble: RTEOT
- OTTER
This is the QR code printed on the Adventure 15 coloring page.