For couples who love each other, holding hands in their sleep is a wonderful feeling. So are you jealous when you know there is an animal they enjoy every day?
The animal in question is the sea otter, which is found along the coasts of the North Pacific and which is the largest of the ferrets. They have one of the thickest coats in the animal kingdom, with 250,000 to 1 million feathers per inch of skin.
There are a lot of cool things to say about this cute animal, but what people often mention is that they often hold hands while they sleep. But why are they doing this?
Sea otters often form a “raft” when they eat, sleep and rest. Such a “raft” usually has from 2 to a hundred otters combined. And to be able to hold such a strong raft, they often hold hands. Also, if they are alone, sea otters often use algae leaves to wrap themselves in to keep them from straying from their habitat.
The sea otter is an animal of the weasel family. Sea otters live primarily along the Pacific coast of North America. Their range includes the shallow waters of the Bering Strait and the Kamchatka region, extending into the waters south of Japan.
Sea otters feed on shells and invertebrates such as mussels, sea urchins, abalone … They are able to use rocks to open the shells of these species.
Sea otters spend most of their time in the water, while other otters generally stay ashore.
Sea otters spawn year-round, peaking between May and June in northern populations and between January and March in southern populations. They are born in water and usually give birth to a child weighing 1.4-2.3 kg.
