Three Sea Otters Sleeping in the Rain #shorts

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Most sea otters will spend over 11 hours of their day sleeping or resting. In the wild, sea otters will mostly sleep in the water. However, coastal storms have increased in number and frequency and there is a strong body of evidence that shows that these storms can adversely affect many marine mammals. Including sea otters. Thankfully, sea otters are almost perfectly adapted to life in the rainy north Pacific. With around 600,000 to 1,000,000 hair follicles per square inch hairs per square inch, sea otters have the densest fur coat in the animal kingdom. Sea otter fur also has two layers. Long, waterproof guard hairs and a soft dense underfur that traps a layer of air to provide additional insulation.

Learn more about how sea otters survive in the wild here: https://youtu.be/EXzsZ_XdyxM

All three sea otters in this video were rescued and rehabilitated by the Monterey Bay Aquarium. The sea otter in the back, sleeping in a ball, is Libby. She was less than 24 hours old when she was found alone after becoming separated from her mother. Due to her very young age, and lack of survival skills, this little otter was deemed non-releasable by the NOAA and the Department of Fish & Wildlife.

The sea otter sleeping on land and gently rubbing her paws as she falls asleep is Moea. She was found stranded on a beach after her fur had become tainted with oil from a spill. Moea was rehabilitated and returned her to the wild but the little sea otter preferred the company of humans and would often seek them out. This posed a danger to both the humans and herself. As a result, she was also deemed non-releasable by government agencies and will remain under human care.

The sea otter in the middle, sleeping in the water, is Clara. She was rescued at Moss Landing Harbor, California and deemed non-releasable by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service due to a history of unsafe interactions with people and pets.

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