Scientists learn how otters stay hotter
Canadian sea otters swim on June 5, 2012 in the zoo of Amneville, eastern France
Sea otters are a hardy lot.
Scientists already knew the sea otters burn a lot of energy -- approximately three times greater than predicted for mammals of their size, and to keep up with the demand, they may consume up to 25 percent of their body mass in a day.
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