The Fantastic Fur of Sea Otters - KQED
网页2015年1月6日 · California sea otters (Enhydra lutris) — the frolicking mascots of the coast who draw visitors to aquariums in droves and who float among the kelp beds just beyond the surf line — have the densest fur of any mammal on Earth.
Sea Otters Fur Facts - Catalina Island Marine Institute
网页2021年5月11日 · Instead of blubber, sea otters have the densest fur of any mammal. Their fur is so dense, there are about a million hairs in every square inch of their body. Besides just being extremely dense there are also two layers …
Sea otter - Wikipedia
网页Unlike most marine mammals, the sea otter's primary form of insulation is an exceptionally thick coat of fur, the densest in the animal kingdom. Although it can walk on land, the sea otter is capable of living exclusively in the ocean. The sea otter inhabits nearshore environments, where it dives to the sea floor to forage.
Otters, facts and information - National Geographic
网页Otters have the densest fur of any animal—as many as a million hairs per square inch in places. Otters also have particularly stinky poop, which even has its own name: spraints.
North American river otter - Smithsonian's National Zoo
网页North American river otters, also called Canadian otters, have long, muscular, streamlined bodies with short legs and fully webbed feet bearing non-retractable claws. Their small heads widen to long necks and shoulders, and they have flattened, well-muscled tails. These otters have brown-to-gray fur, and their undersides are a lighter, silvery ...
All About Otters - Physical Characteristics | United Parks & Resorts
网页The fur of all otters is fine, dense, and velvety. Like other mammals, otters have two types of fur: long, stout guard hairs, and a more dense arrangement of short, fine underhairs. Fur length varies considerably with the species.
15 Fascinating Facts About Otters - Treehugger
网页2024年5月31日 · Sea otters don't just have the densest fur of all otters—they have the densest fur of all animals. Otters have as many as 2.6 million hairs per square inch. That makes it about a thousand...
Sea Otter Anatomy | Ocean Today - National Oceanic and …
网页Sea otters have two layers of incredibly dense fur, more than a million fibers per square inch. Outer guard hairs are around 1 1/3 inches long and when properly groomed lay flat against the body. Underneath the guard hair is another layer of fur that stays completely dry.
biology of the southern sea otter
网页A top layer of fur is long, waterproof hairs that keep the layer of underfur dry which helps with thermoregulation of the otter’s body temperature by keeping cold water away from their skin. Sea otters have a specialized gland that secrets oil to enhance the water-repellent quality of the fur.
Sea Otter - U.S. National Park Service
网页2021年5月21日 · Sea otters are completely covered with fur, except for the nose pad, inside of the ear flaps, and the pads on the bottom of the feet. The color of the fur is dark brown to reddish brown. Older individuals become grizzled, with the fur around the head, neck, and shoulders becoming almost white.