Abstract
and its vulnerability it was exterminated in many areas, and in recent years has been afforded complete protection as an endangered species (Allen 1942; Murie 1959). Fortunately, through protection and the development of successful transplanting procedures, the sea otter has become firmly established in many locations so that the species is no longer in danger (Kenyon 1969). Recently it has been an object of attention as a prominent faunal element on Amchitka Island, and this has led to further information on its ecology and natural history (Allen 1942; Murie 1959). The sea otter is the largest of the Mustelidae, being rivaled only by the giant Amazonian otter (Pteronura brasiliensis), itself threatened with extinction. Among the Mustelidae it is the only truly marine form and as such the most adapted for aquatic life. It has also attracted attention as one of the few tool-using ani-
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