Quick wildlife fact: Not once has an otter asked us how our day was. Not once. True story. Be kind to otters and ask someone about their day. (If answering, remember, a simple “good” or “fine” works best. “You’re pretty good? Oh? Something happen?” Nobody got time for that.) Stop blubbering. Did you know the sea otter lacks the blubber, and consequently size, that other warm-blooded sea animals need to stay warm? In place of blubber, sea otters have a dense coat of luxuriously soft fur. Made up of a dark brown underfur with sparse guard hairs of lighter brown or silver color, the sea otter’s coat consists of 600,000 to 1,000,000 hairs per square inch and must be kept immaculately clean to keep the animal warm. A sea otter’s head fur turns grayish-white, almost silvery, (some prefer “arctic blonde”) with age, giving rise to the nickname “old man of the sea.” 🦦 Image: I’m fine. You? Otter floating on back in the waters at @kenaifjordsnps NPS/ Jim Pfeiffenberger #otter #alaska #seaotter #kenaifjordsnationalpark #nationalparks