who is he?
He was a naturalist.
Sea otter
Siberia to North America. In 1741, on his second North Pacific voyage, Bering was shipwrecked off Bering Island in the Commander Islands, where he and many of his crew died. The surviving crew members, which included naturalist Georg Steller, discovered sea otters on the beaches of the island and spent the winter hunting sea otters and gambling with otter pelts.
what is the difference between sea otters and seals UNANSWERABLE where are such otters found? Along the coasts of northern and eastern North Pacific Ocean. what is its scientific name? "Enhydra lutris" . who are its predators? Orcas, sea lions, bald eagles, great white sharks in the water and coyote s, and bears on land. do these otters have social structures? They tend to rest together in single-sex groups called rafts consisting of 10 to 100 animals. how do they forage? They take short dives to the sea floor, may turn over rocks in search of prey like fish , snails and other organisms. At times it amy also carry a rock in the pouch across its chest to break open shellfish and clams. who is the first person to describe them? Georg Steller.
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Sea otter [SEP] Fur trade
Russia was also exploring the far northern Pacific at this time, and sent Vitus Bering to map the Arctic coast and find routes from Siberia to North America. In 1741, on his second North Pacific voyage, Bering was shipwrecked off Bering Island in the Commander Islands, where he and many of his crew died. The surviving crew members, which included naturalist Georg Steller, discovered sea otters on the beaches of the island and spent the winter hunting sea otters and gambling with otter pelts. They returned to Siberia, having killed nearly 1,000 sea otters, and were able to command high prices for the pelts.