Otter

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Otter

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Don’t be fooled by their playful looks—otters are built for survival. With the densest fur in the animal kingdom (up to 1 million hairs per square inch), impressive lung capacity, and clever use of tools, these aquatic mammals are a marvel of evolution.

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Encyclopedia Editorial Office

Update Date:

30 May 2025

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Animal

Subject:

Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science

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otter fur density aquatic mammals breath-holding lung capacity

Office, E.E. Otter. Encyclopedia. Available online: https://encyclopedia.pub/image/3635 (accessed on 24 June 2025).

Office EE. Otter. Encyclopedia. https://encyclopedia.pub/image/3635. Published May 28, 2025. Accessed 24 June, 2025.

Office, Encyclopedia Editorial. Otter. 2025. Encyclopedia. https://encyclopedia.pub/image/3635.

Office, E.E. (2025). Otter. Encyclopedia. https://encyclopedia.pub/image/3635

Office, Encyclopedia Editorial. "Otter." Encyclopedia, 2025, https://encyclopedia.pub/image/3635. Accessed 24 June, 2025.