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NORTH AMERICAN FAUNA 68 



Figure 4. — Dorsal (left) and ventral (right) views of a newly born female 

 sea otter taken on 6 April 1949 on Amchitka Island; weight 1,950 g. (4 lb. 

 6 oz.), length 560 mm. (22 in.); specimen BDM 378. The long, silky, 

 yellowish-tipped natal pelage of the body and typical light buffy head and 

 neck are demonstrated. The nearly black fur of the feet is soft and wooly. 

 (KWK 500 and 501) 



