It"s hard not to smile when you spot a sea otter. Their whiskery faces, busy paws, and thick fur give the impression of a stuffed animal that has come to life and taken to the ocean. The heaviest members of the weasel family, sea otters aren"t just cute. They also play a vital role in the underwater kelp forest ecosystem, keeping the destructive sea urchin population in check—by eating them.
Sea Otter Awareness Week
Today in History
More Desktop Wallpapers:
-
A house of grand scale(s)
-
The crossroads of empires
-
National Mushroom Month
-
Square Tower House in Mesa Verde National Park
-
Russell lupines, Lake Tekapo, New Zealand
-
Defying gravity on a swing ride
-
World Octopus Day
-
In the Garden of Europe
-
Night view of the RMS Queen Mary, Long Beach, California
-
Celebrating Yi Peng
-
Glacier cave in Iceland
-
The Door County Coastal Byway in Wisconsin
-
The Bahamas
-
An uncommon look at an American icon
-
Lake Tekapo, New Zealand
-
Hidden beauty in Thailand
-
Gemsbok in Namibian sand dunes
-
Sunbeams across Tartu County, Estonia
-
Sweetheart Abbey, Scotland
-
Salmon return to the Copper River
-
Uredd Rest Area, Norway
-
Wyoming celebrates its statehood
-
A day to take a moment
-
Salar de Uyuni salt flats in Bolivia
-
Spring equinox
-
A day for the oceans
-
Twas a night just like tonight
-
World Parrot Day
-
Exploring the Pearl of the Atlantic
-
Let’s go mothing
Bing Wallpaper Gallery

