Sea otters are one of the only mammals that use tools.
Unlike other marine mammals, sea otters use rocks to pummel shells and open them up. The sea otter also hammers rocks against tightly closed abalone shells to pry them off of rocks and eat the meat inside. We’d say that’s pretty innovative!

The sea otter has the densest fur of any animal on Earth.
Sea otters have no blubber to keep them warm like other marine mammals, so they evolved — dare we say optimized 1% — to have ultra-dense fur to keep them insulated against the cold.

Sea otters are keystone species in their ecosystems.
Because they have an important influence on their environments by eating sea urchins, which enables kelp to flourish, sea otters are essentially giving back to their natural ecosystem.

Sea otters stick together by holding paws while they float.
To ensure their fellow otters don’t drift away while they sleep, sea otters stay connected by forming “rafts” and hold onto each other in the water. When we think about our value of investing in each other, this special otter quality really resonates.

Grooming is crucial to sea otter community survival.
Sea otters spend up to five hours each day grooming themselves and each other, because if a sea otter’s fur becomes dirty, it has trouble absorbing the air needed to keep it warm. Much like our value of keeping customers first, the sea otter prioritizes what needs to be done to ensure others can thrive.