Otter Moms Wrap Their Babies in Seaweed Blankets | The Dodo
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  • ickplant@lemmy.worldOPMEnglish
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    1 year ago

    If you don’t have 3 mins to watch the video, here are the 10 otter facts I learned from it:

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    • Otters are born not knowing how to swim, so they have to be carried around for the first 6 months.
    • Baby otters eat up to a quarter of their body weight a day.
    • Otters swaddle their babies in seaweed blankets to keep them warm.
    • Otters hold hands while napping to avoid drifting apart.
    • A group of otters holding hands is called a “raft.”
    • Otters sleep for 11 hours a day.
    • Otters can keep a favorite rock for their entire lives, storing it in the pocket of skin under their arms.
    • Otters are some of the very few mammals other than humans who use tools.
    • Otters are amazing jugglers.
    • Otters have the thickest fur of any other mammal.