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10 Adorable Otter Facts
1. The hairy-nosed otter is the rarest otter. It's known as a Lazarus species because it was thought to be extinct until 1998, when a scientist in Thailand found small groups of them.
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2. Otter relatives include badgers, wolverines, and weasels.
3. Sea otters have the thickest fur of any animal in the world, at 1 million hairs per square inch.
4. A Japanese zoo allows visitors to shake hands with Asian small-clawed otters, the smallest of the otter species.
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5. Freshwater otters usually sleep above ground or in dens. Sea otters sleep floating on their backs at sea.
6. The word "otter" is from the root "*wodr," which is related to the word "water."
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7. Sea otters often have a favorite rock that they may keep their entire lives by holding it in a skin pocket under one arm.
8. Otters live on every continent except Antarctica.
9. Otter poo is called spraint, and it smells like fishy jasmine tea.
10. A group of otters is called a romp.
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10 Adorable Otter Facts
1. The hairy-nosed otter is the rarest otter. It's known as a Lazarus species because it was thought to be extinct until 1998, when a scientist in Thailand found small groups of them.
Photo Credit: Regulus / Creative Commons
2. Otter relatives include badgers, wolverines, and weasels.
3. Sea otters have the thickest fur of any animal in the world, at 1 million hairs per square inch.
4. A Japanese zoo allows visitors to shake hands with Asian small-clawed otters, the smallest of the otter species.
Photo Credit: RocketNews2
5. Freshwater otters usually sleep above ground or in dens. Sea otters sleep floating on their backs at sea.
6. The word "otter" is from the root "*wodr," which is related to the word "water."
gettyimages.com/detail/photo/the-european-otter-lutra-lutra-swimming-and-hunting-royalty-free-image/1159461549?phrase=otter+under+the+water+&adppopup=true
7. Sea otters often have a favorite rock that they may keep their entire lives by holding it in a skin pocket under one arm.
8. Otters live on every continent except Antarctica.
9. Otter poo is called spraint, and it smells like fishy jasmine tea.
10. A group of otters is called a romp.
For more amazing otter facts, check out our article here: factretriever.com/otter-facts
Don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel for more amazing facts about the world and beyond: youtube.com/@FactRetriever
