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  • @kparas4
    @kparas4 8 років тому +855

    i actually had to pause the video and recollect myself after the clip of the baby sea otter. too adorable. great video also!

    • @kllrluci
      @kllrluci 8 років тому +11

      I know right! The baby otter was just too adorable!

    • @dan339dan
      @dan339dan 8 років тому +17

      I rewinded so I could see the baby sea otter again.

    • @wildlifenet
      @wildlifenet 8 років тому +11

      We almost burnt out our rewind facility we love this so much! ;-)

    • @jasonm4902
      @jasonm4902 7 років тому +34

      That specific baby otter you saw is Otter 501. She was rehabilitated through the Monterey Bay Aquarium. You can search her up, there are also videos of her

    • @mynabirds
      @mynabirds 7 років тому +3

      literaly i did the same thing

  • @tinapay6208
    @tinapay6208 4 роки тому +17

    I love how sea otters are so cute in every camera angle. The best part I love about them is when they hold paws together to make a raft, washing their faces with their cute paws and of course
    ...last but not the least ...is when the mother's groom their little pups. 🥰😍👍🏼

  • @GirtheAlienGoldfish
    @GirtheAlienGoldfish 8 років тому +327

    Otters are just so cute...

    • @KQEDDeepLook
      @KQEDDeepLook  8 років тому +35

      Indeed!

    • @oneofmanyscrubsontheintern3905
      @oneofmanyscrubsontheintern3905 7 років тому +1

      Furries should be killed off

    • @dandazed5846
      @dandazed5846 7 років тому

      One of many scrubs on the Internet
      Agreed (though that was random af)

    • @raaston9761
      @raaston9761 5 років тому +7

      @@oneofmanyscrubsontheintern3905 die a hole let people be themselves as long as they dont garm others

    • @emadmary4271
      @emadmary4271 4 роки тому

      @@raaston9761 I think you'd rather correct your grammar first before he uses it against you

  • @mjustsarifizu
    @mjustsarifizu 9 років тому +90

    love it when the otter gives himself a good cheek massage at the end of the vid 😍

  • @christinajacobs4318
    @christinajacobs4318 3 роки тому +7

    When I was little, we would drive over to Monterey to go and see them.
    I remember always calling them “Sweet babies”
    So cute!

  • @KQEDDeepLook
    @KQEDDeepLook  10 років тому +102

    *The Fantastic Fur of Sea Otters | Deep Look*
    Sea otters aren’t just cute -- they’re a vivid example of life on the edge. Unlike whales and other ocean mammals, sea otters have no blubber. Yet they're still able to keep warm in the frigid Pacific waters. The secret to their survival? A fur coat like no other.
    SUBSCRIBE to our PBS Digital Studios series here: goo.gl/8NwXqt
    Find out more about the sea otter's fantastic fur: goo.gl/kdPvWV
    Check out UC Santa Cruz's Marine Mammal Physiology Project: goo.gl/ntwUHp
    Find out what Monterey Bay Aquarium is doing to save Southen sea otters: goo.gl/bbnxm0

  • @laurentkina6168
    @laurentkina6168 8 років тому +290

    oh god this thing is so cute o.o

  • @DxFaa22
    @DxFaa22 9 років тому +85

    they are so freaking cute !! abd they have a pouch where they keep their favorite rock ! which they use to crack open clams and also to play !!

    • @bari2883
      @bari2883 4 роки тому

      Are you joking.? Surely not. That just made them the tool using mammals that we thought for yrs we only aquired the brain power to be able to do this.

    • @beeble2003
      @beeble2003 3 роки тому +2

      @@bari2883 Yes, they use rocks as tools. Several animals use tools, including many primates, but also dolphins, crows and others.
      en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tool_use_by_animals

    • @bari2883
      @bari2883 3 роки тому

      @@beeble2003 yes true.

  • @oneofrepetition9633
    @oneofrepetition9633 4 роки тому +6

    "Their fluffiness makes them buoyant." What an amazing line. My life is saved

  • @HouseofProduction
    @HouseofProduction 8 років тому +18

    Came for the cuteness. Stayed for the science!

  • @sshum00
    @sshum00 8 років тому +287

    I always thought they were just massaging themselves :|

  • @dns0095
    @dns0095 4 роки тому +3

    The cuteness in this video is overload 🤧❤️❤️❤️

  • @theresatheresa3452
    @theresatheresa3452 5 років тому +3

    I can’t take the cuteness of the feeding baby otter!! 🥰🥰🥰

  • @PuppetPumm3l
    @PuppetPumm3l 6 років тому +3

    Omg I work for the Monterey Bay Aquarium and it was so funny seeing little scenes from our otters! Love this channel

    • @KQEDDeepLook
      @KQEDDeepLook  6 років тому

      Hey! So glad you enjoyed it. Thank you for all you do at MBAYAQ.

  • @darKILLusionnn
    @darKILLusionnn 9 років тому +257

    I hope you could add a celsius temperature as well so the rest of the world could understand.

    • @jaedenvanderberg3890
      @jaedenvanderberg3890 7 років тому +7

      Now I know that you're probably not in the US of A.

    • @sirplz1
      @sirplz1 6 років тому +46

      Arutemisu I'm surprise Americans are here and educating themselves

    • @thehantavirus
      @thehantavirus 6 років тому +16

      wierd almost every higher instuition, scientist, use metric system, celcius, kelvin, kg, but its for the sake of the non-scientist of america.

    • @Saveonn
      @Saveonn 6 років тому +8

      That would just make their statement about body temp being twice as hot as the water more obviously incorrect.

    • @savonthedon
      @savonthedon 6 років тому +23

      matthew ramos we are just like you... I don’t like people who are ignorant and stereotypical... get a grip

  • @leilapark5623
    @leilapark5623 8 років тому +182

    Thank you so much I'm a third grader and it helped me a lot for my report

    • @KQEDDeepLook
      @KQEDDeepLook  8 років тому +90

      You're very welcome! Good luck with the report!

    • @leyte1601
      @leyte1601 5 років тому +15

      Lol now you're in 6th grade

    • @rose-jo1dx
      @rose-jo1dx 5 років тому +1

      { Starye } lol

    • @Kkori.
      @Kkori. 4 роки тому +1

      Lol

    • @tiger_844
      @tiger_844 4 роки тому +1

      @@leyte1601 holy moly yeah

  • @aloe2317
    @aloe2317 5 років тому +2

    The baby’s are so cute that I actually almost cried

  • @paulex12
    @paulex12 10 років тому +28

    Science error at 0:27 and in the video description!!!
    Saying 100 F is twice as hot as 50 F is incorrect because Fahrenheit is not an absolute scale and the zero point is arbitrary with respect to magnitude. 100 F is only about 10% hotter than 50 F (using - 460 F as an approximation of absolute zero)

    • @joshcassidy7270
      @joshcassidy7270 10 років тому +17

      Hi PaulEx- Thanks for your comment. You’re right about the line in the narration describing how the sea otter’s body temperature compares to the water temperature. We shouldn’t have said “twice as warm" since Fahrenheit is not an absolute temperature scale. Thank you for helping us talk about temperature more accurately in the future.

  • @bari2883
    @bari2883 4 роки тому +1

    The mum teaching bubba to dive is way too cute. Love these mammals. So sweet.

  • @call2872
    @call2872 4 роки тому +2

    I could never bring myself to hunt a sea otter. They're too adorable.

  • @spartan1010101
    @spartan1010101 8 років тому +74

    they're also super cute.

  • @velvelour9472
    @velvelour9472 4 роки тому +11

    *Adult otter:* Look, im actually dry underneath!
    *Baby otter:* I fly so much u gotta feed me with space food

  • @nathanaelfreeman8811
    @nathanaelfreeman8811 8 років тому +43

    In order to be twice the temperature, one must use an absolute temperature scale. Ex. Celsius or Rankine. Saying 100 f is twice as hot as 50 f is not true. It would be 311K to 283K respectively. 311/283 = 1.10 or 10 percent warmer

    • @NelsonBrown
      @NelsonBrown 8 років тому +11

      Instead of Celsius, I think you mean Kelvin, but I completely agree with your point.

    • @NediaLetta
      @NediaLetta 8 років тому

      I think it's Kelvin degree, but yeah, I agree.

    • @MintRobin
      @MintRobin 7 років тому +1

      I was thinking something similar, but forgot about F, which confused me even more: Double 0c = 0c, so it's an easy job for the otters.

    • @aldenwilner3300
      @aldenwilner3300 7 років тому +2

      38 degrees is nearly four times 10 degrees. That sounds much more impressive.

    • @ZaricaLP
      @ZaricaLP 5 років тому

      the silly part of this, and how can we get instant hyperthermia, from 50 degree f water. I kind of facepalmed considering ive had colder thrown on me in my life.

  • @megalyssa
    @megalyssa 7 років тому

    This is how dogs like Siberian Huskies withstand (and enjoy) such cold environments! They use course under coats the same way that otters use theirs.

  • @tristanmcknight6232
    @tristanmcknight6232 9 років тому +54

    Thanks for the video, but a quibble from the evolutionary biologist in me: saying the scaly pattern of the hair cuticle is an adaptation for living in the water is a stretch, the sort of misinterpretation that led us to invent phylogenetic comparative methods. Just because a trait is different in two species doesn't mean it's an adaptation. Turns out all mustelids (weasel family, includes the otters) have that same sharp petaled pattern, even the terrestrial ones like weasels, martens, sables, wolverines, etc. Coyotes look different because, well, coyotes are in the dog family; they're not closely related. If the scales were an adaptation for aquatic living, they should have different morphology in terrestrial and aquatic mustelids, which we don't really see.
    That being said, I do appreciate the clip. It's always nice to see mustelids in the news and cool to teach people about different strategies for insulation.

    • @joshcassidy7270
      @joshcassidy7270 9 років тому +23

      Tristan McKnight Hi Tristan- Thank you very much for your comment, we’re so pleased to have evolutionary biologists in our audience. You hit on an important point, one we spent quite a while discussing during the scripting. We didn't mean to imply that barbed scales on the sea otter hairs are adaptations that evolved for living in the marine environment. Instead, we only meant that the barbed scales help keep the sea otter warm in the ocean. By comparison, coyotes and other dogs do not have barbed scales and they would not be offered the same benefit should they attempt to wade into the waves. Thanks again for your comment.

  • @Rusmix
    @Rusmix 8 років тому +31

    baby sea otter omg, i cant even

    • @aids5430
      @aids5430 8 років тому

      dude, they ARE NOT cute. They are disgusting

    • @NediaLetta
      @NediaLetta 8 років тому +14

      ^ Just like you, PlagueInc.

    • @mikehawk1171
      @mikehawk1171 7 років тому +3

      Not surprising for a plague without a brain.

  • @juriepica1174
    @juriepica1174 5 років тому +1

    Their fluffiness makes them buoyant... that's an adorable sentence

  • @Jin-cj3gl
    @Jin-cj3gl 6 років тому +5

    Great, now I want a group of sea otters and name them the fantastic fur (4)

  • @igorhiperactivo2446
    @igorhiperactivo2446 8 років тому +3

    Graceful beasts. I love to watch them on the oceanarium. Sober.

  • @bizmarkie9112
    @bizmarkie9112 8 років тому +1

    Ahhh I'm dying from the cuteness overload...

  • @peachymystic6824
    @peachymystic6824 7 років тому +43

    Sea puppy.

  • @Angelinamarie1121
    @Angelinamarie1121 7 років тому +1

    I wish your videos were longer, I get so into them that they are finished before I know it. loving every minute.

  • @khaosreborn7899
    @khaosreborn7899 7 років тому

    I just died.... of cutenesss. Satisfaction is a 100%

  • @BlooperTanooki
    @BlooperTanooki 6 років тому

    Literally the fluffiest guys in Earth 💝

  • @slaybusters
    @slaybusters 3 роки тому +1

    so cute even now, almost 7 years later

  • @black_hydra1618
    @black_hydra1618 4 роки тому

    *Cute little bundles of warm **_fur_*

  • @pla5730
    @pla5730 4 роки тому +1

    My favorite animals !! SO adorable and clever

  • @randompuppysav2138
    @randompuppysav2138 5 років тому +1

    This is my favorite one out of all of them because their so cuuuuuute!❤❤❤

  • @kluez8725
    @kluez8725 6 років тому +1

    Its so fluffy it floats

  • @JQuintero189
    @JQuintero189 8 років тому +3

    This is a quality channel. A+

  • @TheNorthwestForager
    @TheNorthwestForager 8 років тому +11

    I love watching these videos. The engineering design found in nature far exceeds anything man invents. And to think its all biological... Brilliant!

    • @ber1779
      @ber1779 4 роки тому

      Why are we not making fur life jacket so that we too stay warm AND buoyant. Not from animal fur of course, synthetic materials

  • @multikimberification
    @multikimberification 4 роки тому

    I was watching it with smile until the drawing of skinned otters...absolutely heart-breaking..
    * altho I get that maybe in the old days there was no other good materials to make a coat, but nowadays there are plenty of plastic materials to make good functional clothes.

  • @percibordeaux
    @percibordeaux 8 років тому +1

    Saw this channel on my random youtube video spree today. SUBBED!

  • @randomanimalstuffprogram6115
    @randomanimalstuffprogram6115 6 років тому +3

    Thanks for this nice, informative video! :)

  • @MRRAWRAW1
    @MRRAWRAW1 5 років тому +1

    I love how these vids are easily digestible!

  • @zeath_zolaries3508
    @zeath_zolaries3508 7 років тому

    Oh my god that squishy puishy little sea otter is so cute!

  • @JonatasAdoM
    @JonatasAdoM 5 років тому

    I can't believe I've just watched a video without those annoying video pop ups at the end! I'm compelled to subscribe now.

  • @keepitlit1518
    @keepitlit1518 7 років тому

    This is otterly fantastic.

  • @polarlights8650
    @polarlights8650 6 років тому

    The baby Otter was extremely cute😆😆

  • @steveoscaro
    @steveoscaro 9 років тому +5

    Interesting video, but I was surprised there was no mention of their basic heat source (the heat that all that special fur is trapping) - massive amounts of food consumed.

  • @zooemperor3954
    @zooemperor3954 4 роки тому

    These guys are also a keystone species as they keep urchin populations in check, protecting the giant kelp forests. Protect otters, save kelp forests

  • @alancornelius1ghf
    @alancornelius1ghf 9 років тому +16

    Fascinating.

  • @sophia-zx9du
    @sophia-zx9du 8 років тому

    Omg the babies and ADULT ARE SOOSOOSSO CUTE

  • @krissy4052
    @krissy4052 7 років тому

    im so happy that you guys did a video on one of my favorite animals!!

  • @cupcakewonderland1677
    @cupcakewonderland1677 6 років тому

    Weird cat that likes water but... they're soooo cuuute!

  • @abidurrahman6754
    @abidurrahman6754 6 років тому +1

    The video was great,
    But!
    That baby otter took the cake.

  • @MintRobin
    @MintRobin 7 років тому +3

    Surprised I didn't find any comments relating to the size of the otters at 1:03
    Man sized otters

  • @beanstalk1309
    @beanstalk1309 5 років тому

    all I want in lift is a gif of that otter rubbing his face

  • @zacharykrawczyk3942
    @zacharykrawczyk3942 5 років тому +1

    1:35 I was not prepared

  • @chrisrdgymnastics
    @chrisrdgymnastics 6 років тому

    He is very cute... swimming a lot and sonrlax in life

  • @lidiaalvarado5953
    @lidiaalvarado5953 10 років тому +4

    BEAUTIFUL

  • @123Comrade
    @123Comrade 8 років тому

    Subscribed!
    Will go through all your previous uploads in no time :D

  • @Deimitirjs
    @Deimitirjs 9 років тому +2

    Otterspace suite!

  • @goosefarm3602
    @goosefarm3602 4 роки тому

    I love otters...they are so cute

  • @laughingoctopus8556
    @laughingoctopus8556 10 років тому +1

    I keep reading fantastic four every time I scroll down the popular right now playlist and every time for some stupid reason I get all excited thinking it's a reveal trailer for the new fantastic four movie, then a split second later I double check and get overwhelmed with disappointment.

    • @KQEDDeepLook
      @KQEDDeepLook  9 років тому +1

      Laughing Octopus At least otters are cute. There's that?

  • @willemvandebeek
    @willemvandebeek 8 років тому +13

    Otterable! :)

  • @sam11238
    @sam11238 10 років тому +3

    Great! I'm planning to use this in my ESL class for college students. A transcript would be helpful! Thanks!

    • @KQEDDeepLook
      @KQEDDeepLook  10 років тому

      Thanks! The video has English captions, if that is useful for you.

  • @GenXstacker
    @GenXstacker 7 років тому

    My name is Otter and I approve this message.

  • @edwardcortez6662
    @edwardcortez6662 8 років тому

    They're so CUTE!

  • @PaperadiGomma123
    @PaperadiGomma123 7 років тому

    Outstanding channel!

  • @Dara-Beom-Gung
    @Dara-Beom-Gung 4 роки тому

    Nature is amazing!

  • @xandermadrid9642
    @xandermadrid9642 6 років тому

    So they have fur similar to dry suits that we use for cold waters.

  • @francemalincart9880
    @francemalincart9880 5 років тому +1

    Are otters and ferrets related?

  • @RobertoSu
    @RobertoSu 7 років тому

    I really like your videos, so greatly done.

  • @joshuajackson4742
    @joshuajackson4742 6 років тому

    Oh my I need one of those coats

  • @karlalitak3523
    @karlalitak3523 10 років тому

    The thickness of their fur varies with temperature. Here in Alaska they have much thicker fur during the colder months then the summer. Many of them will have higher seasonal fat reserves as well, and their fat layer may be an inch thick in winter and almost non-existent during the summer. These are observations from a sea otter hunter that has skinned out over 100 sea otters in Alaska. I should also mention that the few square mile area where I hunt has as many sea otters as there are in all of California, so abundance is not an issue.

    • @KQEDDeepLook
      @KQEDDeepLook  9 років тому

      Karl Alitak It would make sense that there are differences in each population - thanks for sharing these observations.

  • @pinguu8010
    @pinguu8010 7 років тому

    605th reason why I love otters

  • @raaston9761
    @raaston9761 6 років тому

    Otters are my favorite thank for making this video sea otters are my spirit animal and i am a capicorn so if i was a mix with both i would be a ram otter

  • @jeandoc1
    @jeandoc1 9 років тому +2

    What is the name of background music at the end of video? I really like it.

    • @KQEDDeepLook
      @KQEDDeepLook  9 років тому +6

      Jean K Hi Jean - the music for Deep Look is all original - composed by the talented Seth G. Samuel. YOu can hear more of his work here: www.sethgsamuel.com/.

  • @ngoclam2123
    @ngoclam2123 7 років тому

    smoothing​ voice

  • @thestruggleisreal9626
    @thestruggleisreal9626 5 років тому +1

    What exactly do you mean by 100F being "Almost twice as warm as the water he is swimming in?" Do you mean the water is like halfway between absolute zero and 100F? Or perhaps you just mean the water is 50F... but is 100F really twice as warm as 50F? Wouldn't that imply that 0F is as cold as it can get? I have no idea why this is bothering me so much...

  • @dr.a.aljuboori6133
    @dr.a.aljuboori6133 7 років тому

    nice vioce , and great channel

  • @JohnWestIV
    @JohnWestIV 8 років тому +2

    Otters make a good video even better :P

  • @soynymphfaery
    @soynymphfaery 6 років тому

    It's 3 AM and I need to go to sleep but when I saw the thumbnail... I'm so weak.

  • @vibrationalrealist
    @vibrationalrealist 8 років тому

    This was highly satisfying :)

  • @zarnainkhan5870
    @zarnainkhan5870 8 років тому

    Awww! the baby otter is so cute.
    P.S: I love ypur channel.can u suggest any other youtube channel that make content similar to yours.

  • @kevinflynn4591
    @kevinflynn4591 7 років тому

    The baby otter was so cute

  • @number1spritefan
    @number1spritefan 6 років тому +2

    i see otters, i click.

  • @stokeley4500
    @stokeley4500 5 років тому +2

    2:47 me getting chocolate off my mouth

  • @LenoraCollins
    @LenoraCollins 6 років тому

    I would give up my life for sea otters

  • @eleanoraitken1207
    @eleanoraitken1207 10 років тому +1

    love sea adventures

    • @KQEDDeepLook
      @KQEDDeepLook  9 років тому +2

      ELEANOR AITKEN We do too - it takes all of our effort not to do ocean critters all the time.

  • @disinimi
    @disinimi 5 років тому

    Adorableee 😍

  • @NatureWitch
    @NatureWitch 5 років тому

    Deep look headquarters must be in California cause they always talking about California and the research done out there. 😄

  • @LY2030.
    @LY2030. 6 років тому

    *CUTENESS OVERLOAD*

  • @cedrickthefirst
    @cedrickthefirst 5 років тому

    This is cute it made me giggle

  • @perryrhinitis
    @perryrhinitis 8 років тому

    Huhuhu sea otter babies are sooooooo fluffy and cute

  • @godlyjaayy
    @godlyjaayy 6 років тому

    Otters are so freaking cute

  • @robink7945
    @robink7945 8 років тому +1

    so cute

  • @ironclad3948
    @ironclad3948 2 роки тому

    … littel maniacs, cute yet twisted.

  • @davidsonh29
    @davidsonh29 9 років тому +1

    Too cute