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What is so unique about a sea otter's coat and why is it vital for their survival?
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∙ 14y ago
it is very thick and it keeps them warm. Back in the 1700's over 15,000 sea otters were killed for there coats. And only 50 managed to escape.
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∙ 14y ago
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Why don't sea otters get cold?
They have a waterproof coat and a layer of fat underneath it to keep them warm.
What is so unique about a sea otter's coat?
they have the thickest coat of all mammals
Why is the sea otter's unique coat vital to their survival?
A sea otter lives mainly in coldwater environments. They have no blubber (a layer of fat) which other mammals use to keep themselves warm. Therefore the sea otter has the most dense fur of any mammal. The close placement of the hairs helps to keep the sea otters warm.
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It depends on where you live. In most places you do not have to wear a coat, but it will keep warmer if you do. In a very cold climate, it can be essential to survival to wear a coat.
What do otters have instead of blubber?
Instead of blubber, the otter species keep themselves warm by growing a dense fur coat.
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Why don't Sea Otters get cold in the water?
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Sea otters are covered in an extremely dense coat of fur, with 1,000,000 strands of hair per square inch (the densest of any animal on earth). Two different kinds of hair make up this coat: short underhair, which retains air and insulates the otter, and long guardhair, which prevent the ocean water from leaking into the underhair. It was because of this luxurious pelt that sea otters were so intensely hunted in the past--which was the primary contribution to today's decimated population of sea otters.
