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Sea Otter
Enhydra lutris (Linnaeus, 1758)
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What is a sea otter?
Fun facts6 facts
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Sea otters use rocks as tools, and one was seen hammering an abalone shell 45 times in just 15 seconds.[1]
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Sea otters have no blubber, so they stay warm with the densest fur of any animal, up to 150,000 hairs in a single square centimetre.[1]
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Sea otters rest in groups called rafts, and the biggest one ever seen held over 2,000 animals.[1]
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A newborn sea otter pup's fluffy fur traps so much air that it floats like a cork and cannot dive.[1]
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Sea otters sometimes wrap themselves in kelp while resting so they do not drift out to sea.[1]
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- [1]Wikipedia (CC-BY-SA-4.0)
Sea otter guides
Protecting and staying safe around a sea otter
Not veterinary advice. General information about this animal. If you find one injured or in trouble, contact a wildlife rescue or the RSPCA rather than handling it yourself.
