A few years ago, a video of two sea otters holding hands in the Vancouver Aquarium went viral. That video showcased two cute otters holding their hands tight while sleeping. In the middle of the video, when the otters went separate for a few seconds, they immediately searched for their pair, moved slightly, and held their hands. Many viewers found it to be cute, and within a period of 2 weeks, the video hit 1 million views. Currently, more than 20 million people have watched the video. Let’s find out more facts about otters holding hands.
Sea otters can be mostly found on the coasts of the Northern and Eastern North Pacific Ocean. They are usually the heaviest member of their weasel family, weighing between 14 to 45 Kg with a height of about 6 feet.
Do sea otters hold hands when they sleep?
Yes, Otters sleep holding hands.
But why do sea otters hold hands?
They eat, sleep, swim, play, mate, and give birth in the water. While they are sleeping, they tend to hold their hands to prevent themselves from drifting apart in the swirling sea.
How does a mother sea otter stay still as she sleeps? Most of the time, mothers and pups were found holding hands because, during the first few days of their birth, the baby otters cannot move. The mother otters also groom pups, blow air into their newborns, and create buoyancy to make the baby float. They also wrap their pups in the long strands of kelp forest like a blanket to provide anchorage so that the pup does not float away to the open ocean.
An interesting part is mother otters can spend up to 14 hours a day to fulfill the pup’s intense nutritional needs.
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