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Southern sea otter
© Monterey Bay Aquarium/Brenda Dutkiewicz

Southern sea otter

To stay warm in chilly ocean waters, otters wear the world's densest fur. At its thickest, this two-layer fur is made up of more than a million hairs per square inch. (You've probably got 100,000 hairs or less on your whole head!)

To keep their luxurious coats waterproof, otters spend many hours a day cleaning and grooming. Such good grooming coats their fur with natural oils from their skin and fluffs it with insulating air bubbles.

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