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		<title>The Adorable Sea Otter</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://critter.science/the-adorable-sea-otter/" title="The Adorable Sea Otter" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="134" src="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/so1a-300x134.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="sea otter" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/so1a-300x134.jpg 300w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/so1a-800x356.jpg 800w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/so1a-scaled.jpg 900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>This article was originally published on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://critter.science">Critter Science</a>.</p>
<p>Few critters have tugged the heart strings quite like the sea otter. They float on the surface of the cold ocean water, feet pointing towards the sky, holding hands and juggling rocks. These cute creatures are the smallest sea <a class="glossaryLink"  aria-describedby="tt"  data-cmtooltip="&#60;div class=glossaryItemTitle&#62;mammal&#60;/div&#62;&#60;div class=glossaryItemBody&#62;A mammal is a warm-blooded vertebrate animal of a class that is distinguished by the possession of hair or fur, the secretion of milk by females for the nourishment of their young, and (typically) the birth of live young; although, there are some mammals that lay eggs such as &#38;lt;strong&#38;gt;platypuses&#38;lt;/strong&#38;gt; and &#38;lt;strong&#38;gt;echidnas&#38;lt;/strong&#38;gt;.&#60;/div&#62;"  href="https://critter.science/glossary/mammal/"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]'  tabindex='0' role='link'>mammal</a> but the biggest member of the weasel family and, like [&#8230;]</p>
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