If you’ve ever seen a picture or video of sea otters floating on their backs, holding hands as they snooze, you’ve probably ...

Octopuses have one of the most fascinating sleep behaviours in the animal kingdom. Octopuses have two sleep stages, quiet and ...

You may have seen it on social media, or even at an aquarium — sea otters cuddling and even holding hands (or rather, paws) while sleeping. Sea otters have long been beloved for their fuzzy coats and ...

One fact I find adorable is that sea otters wrap themselves in kelp to avoid floating away from each other, especially when they sleep. The kelp forest provides food and shelter for thousands of ...

Hand-holding keeps the otters from drifting away from each other and their food source while they sleep. They also sleep wrapped in long strands of kelp like a blanket. The kelp acts like an ...

Sea otters are very social animals that often form groups called rafts. When they sleep, they hold hands with each other to prevent drifting apart. This behavior is also known as “rafting” and ...

"We all need to have this much fun," commented a third one. Last month, a video of a one-day-old wild sea otter sleeping on its mother's belly went viral on social media. The 36-second clip first ...

and wraps itself in kelp while sleeping so it does not drift away. But otters are not everyone's friend. Their presence has enraged shellfish divers who see the marine mustelid's legendary ...

she would still be seen frolicking and wrestling with the younger otters when she instigated it," said Melanie Oerter, curator of mammals. "Rosa was usually found sleeping against the window while ...

In late October, a young sea otter pup was found in the remote coastal town of Seldovia, Alaska, stranded and calling out in distress with no mother in sight. After being rehabilitated ...

California wildlife officials are hoping to apprehend a 5-year-old sea otter, who has a knack for riding the waves after committing longboard larceny. By Annie Roth Annie Roth lives in Santa Cruz ...