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It only takes two sea otters holding paws to be considered a raft. In the wild, sea otter rafts may be made up of just a few otters or over 100. However, 50 seems to be the typical raft size.
English: Sleeping sea otters (Enhydra lutris) holding hands, photographed at the Vancouver Aquarium, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Date 3 April 2012; original photograph taken on 6 December 2006, 22:48.
Seals and sea otters are the only carnivores with two pairs of lower incisor teeth rather than three; [55] the adult dental formula is 3.1.3.1 2.1.3.2. [56] The teeth and bones are sometimes stained purple as a result of ingesting sea urchins. [57] The sea otter has a metabolic rate two or three times that of comparatively sized terrestrial ...
For most otters, fish is the staple of their diet. This is often supplemented by frogs, crayfish and crabs. [12] Some otters are experts at opening shellfish, and others will feed on available small mammals or birds. Prey-dependence leaves otters very vulnerable to prey depletion. Sea otters are hunters of clams, sea urchins and other shelled ...
The river otter pups — one female and two males, weighing between 5.1 and 5.9 ounces — were born in a secluded den. By all initial indications, it appears Zinnia is once again fulfilling her ...
The Cape clawless otter (Aonyx capensis capensis) is a subspecies of African clawless otter found in sub-Saharan Africa near permanent bodies of freshwater and along the seacoast. It is the largest of the Old World otters and the third largest otter after the giant otter ( Pteronura brasiliensis ) and the sea otter ( Enhydra lutris ).
An ambidextrous artist is able to draw eight photo-realistic portraits at the same time using both hands and her feet. Rajacenna, 30, holds paintbrushes in all four limbs to create her masterpieces.
A sea otter using a rock to break open a shell. The sea otter, Enhydra lutris, is a member of the Mustelidae that is fully aquatic. Sea otters are the smallest of the marine mammals, but they are also the most dexterous. Sea otters are known for their ability to use stones as anvils or hammers to facilitate access to hard-to-reach prey items.