Long admired by nature lovers and marine scientists, the sea otter is extraordinarily well adapted to the sea, where it can spend its entire life span eating, sleeping, giving birth and rearing its young without ever coming ashore. Richly illustrated, The Nature of Sea Otters is both an authoritative natural history and a visual celebration fo this playful creature.

Together, text and photographs combine to capture the beauty and power of the coastal seas and to emphasize that we must take part to help ensure the continued prosperity of this fascinating creature.

Jeff Foott is a contributing editor of Outdoor Photographer and a former biologist specializing in sea otters. His photographs have appeared in hundreds of magazines, including National Geographic, Audubon, Newsweek, Smithsonian and International Wildlife, and he has filmed for the National Geographic Society, "Nova" and Survival Anglia. When not travelling, Foott lives in Jackson, Wyoming.

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Stefani Paine worked for nearly twenty years at the Vancouver Aquarium as both a staff biologist and a manager of public affairs. She is the author of Sea Life and the Pacific Northwest and Beachwalker: Sea Life of the West Coast. Her numerous articles on marine life have appeared in magazines such as Diver and Animal Kingdom. She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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