If you’ve ever seen a picture or video of sea otters floating on their backs, holding hands as they snooze, you’ve probably thought it’s one of the most adorable things in the animal kingdom.

Sea otter mamas are parenting on hard mode. They give birth in the water, to blind, helpless infants who have to be carried ...

The life of a sea otter is filled with dangers, from oil spills and pollution to devastating storms and habitat loss. As the video above shows, even a powerful wave could potentially spell ...

Unlike most marine mammals, sea otters are primarily insulated by fur, not blubber. In fact they have the densest fur in the animal kingdom. Sadly that thick, resplendent coat has also given otters ...

But it’s not just staying afloat that’s key to a life at sea – groups of otters hold hands and tangle themselves in kelp forests to make sure they don’t drift apart.