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Ever Seen Otters Holding Each Others Hands? There You Go!


Sea otters are the CUTEST creatures ever! There are so many fascinating facts about them but the sea otter story of otters holding hands went viral a couple of days ago.

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Although it’s very common of sea otters holding hands while sleeping but the pictures are too cute to miss.

Some fascinating facts about these fluff balls

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Did you know that sea otters don’t normally hold hands together while they’re floating? They usually keep track of each other to keep floating by keeping an eye on one another.point 161 | Not just this but they listen to their fellow’s voices and sounds and keep in touch through occasional tail and flipper contact that they make during floating.point 300 | 1

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While otters holding hands isn’t really common, what’s common is that they can practically just dive hundreds of feet in the waters or sea. Rocks are used as their tools. Another sea otter story that went viral was a sea otter mama carrying its baby on the tummy in the water.

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Hungry Animals

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Did you also know that sea otters are also hungry animals? This animal eats 25% of their body weight in food every day! Oh, and of all the sea otters in the world, 90% of them live on the coast of Alaska. So you might have to travel all the way to Alaska to catch the amazing view of sea otters holding hands.

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These amazingly weird animals you may have never seen before exist on our planet

Nothing more important than family

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This picture is too adorable not to be seen by the whole world.point 54 | Otters holding hands is probably one of the purest forms of love in the animal kingdom.point 126 | This sea otter story and the picture should be awarded as the cutest one out there! Not just staying beside each other but holding hands together while floating proves that nothing is more important than family for these otters.point 316 | 1

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Baby Sea Otters and Mama

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The baby isn’t the size of his big mama so he can’t basically hold hands with her.point 209 |

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But these sea otter babies; called pups, just lie on their mama’s tummies during the floating and enjoy the water a little bit.point 111 | While the moms go for hunting in the sea or fish, diving a mile or more within, they wrap the babies in seaweed so the pups won’t float away or drown.point 237 |

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The World Needs To See Them As Cuties and Not Furs

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We can’t believe it’s 2020 and we have to address the issue of not hunting these extinct adorable animals for fur.point 283 |

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Fur making for coats and various other items worn by humans, as well as hunting of sea otters, reduced their number quite low back in the 1900s.point 118 | There were only 2000 sea otters left.point 149 | We’re glad they’re back to being important ever since the sea otter story and the picture of sea otters holding hands went viral.point 268 | 1

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Because of the fur trade, there were only 2000 of otters left in the whole world. This is unforgettable and unforgivable.  The world needs to see them as the adorable animals that they are, leaving them to live peacefully and not for furs.

Current situation of sea otters in the world

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We’re so glad to tell you guys that the sea otters generation has increased today making about 106,000 worldwide.

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Still, they’re on a threat level as they are becoming extinct hence they are also in danger. Fur trading is on pause because of people awakening now that it’s finally the century of awareness and kindness but oil spills, fishing nets are endangering their lives.

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Sea otters holding hands while sleeping

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Let us just conclude the topic here by showing you another amazing pic of sea otters holding hands while sleeping.point 240 |

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We bet you haven’t seen any other animal being this cute.point 53 | Yes, we believe cats are cute and dogs are super adorable in their own ways but oh my! Just look at this pic.point 140 | Do you not think this is one of the most amazing pictures ever on the internet?! We sure believe so.point 221 | 1

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We hope this article changed your views about otters because a lot of people think they are ugly.