A raft of otters
About Sea Otters
FUN FACTS
Sloths have some distinct features and unique characteristics.
- Sea Otters have HUGE appetites
- They sleep on their backs
- Sea otters are considered a 'keystone species', indicated that their role in the environment is greater than others!
Types of Sea Otters
Here are a few types of sea otters:
- Neotropical Otter
- Spotted-necked Otter
- Smooth-coated Otter
- Giant Otter
- Eurasian Otter
- Sea Cat
Sea Otter Endangerment
Baby sea otter
Algea that lives inside corals absorb much of the suns energy. As the oceans get warmer, some of the algea cannot survive leaving the coral exposed to the suns energy. Some coral are capable of producing a vibrant pigment which acts as sunscreen for them, this is why some coral looks fluorescent.
As Wikipedia states: Fluorescence serves a wide variety of functions in coral. Fluorescent proteins in corals may contribute to photosynthesis by converting otherwise unusable wavelengths of light into ones for which the coral's symbiotic algae are able to conduct photosynthesis. Also, the proteins may fluctuate in number as more or less light becomes available as a means of photoacclimation. Similarly, these fluorescent proteins may possess antioxidant capacities to eliminate oxygen radicals produced by photosynthesis. Finally, through modulating photosynthesis, the fluorescent proteins may also serve as a means of regulating the activity of the coral's photosynthetic algal symbionts,
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