SUNDAY SMILES
This Sunday Smiles is all about the cutest aquatic mammal, otters! These furry friends have the thickest fur of any animal and can stay submerged for up to 8 minutes. Not only are they intelligent but they're also skilled at using tools like hammers and anvils to break hard-shelled prey like oysters and clams. Theyre able to keep these tools in a section of bodies that can act as little pouches. Increadibly up to 1000 of these animals can stay together at a time. Researchers have aptly named these groups "rafts." As "keystone species; " species with a large impact on the ecosystem, their roles are incredibly important, and protecting those in captivity is incredibly important. The video today is of the sea otter Mei, performing at the Toba Aquarium in Japan!
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