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a fuzzy hooligan that holds hands so it won't drift away from its squad
means A sleek, semi-aquatic mammal of the weasel family, known for its playful behavior, dense fur, and skill at hunting fish in rivers and along coasts.
from From Old English 'otor,' tracing back through Proto-Germanic 'otraz' to a Proto-Indo-European root meaning 'water' — the very same wellspring that gave us 'water' itself. So at heart, an otter is simply 'the water creature,' a cousin of the Greek 'hydra' and the Sanskrit 'udra,' all swimming back to one ancient idea of wetness.
- hand-holding
- Sleeping otters link paws to avoid floating apart
- pocket pals
- Loose skin flaps store a favorite rock for cracking shells
- thick coat
- Up to a million hairs per square inch
- ruthless appetite
- Eats a quarter of its body weight daily
- dark side
- Sea otters can be alarmingly violent maters
sea otter — marine mammal in kelp forests off california coast, population recovered from ~1,000 to 3,000+
giant otter — largest otter species in amazon rainforest, up to 6 feet long, critically endangered
eurasian otter — widespread across europe and asia, symbol of river health, protected in uk since 1981