If you’ve ever seen a picture or video of sea otters floating on their backs, holding hands as they snooze, you’ve probably thought it’s one of the most adorable things in the animal kingdom. Well, ...

Still, when it comes to cute animal posts on social media, otters are nearly as popular as common critters like dogs and cats. Pictures and videos of otters holding hands (well, actually paws!) ...

Guests at the SEA LIFE in the United Kingdom are feeling the love. Visitors were totally falling for a sea otter who loves to hold hands with the people who come to visit her. What a sweetie!

Sea otters are very social animals that often form groups called rafts. When they sleep, they hold hands with each other to prevent drifting apart. This behavior is also known as “rafting” and ...

You may have seen it on social media, or even at an aquarium — sea otters cuddling and even holding hands (or rather ... habitat is having major positive impacts on other plants and animals in this ...

She then carried on stroking them for a few more seconds before lifting up her hands. Surprisingly ... Humans can often induce the state by holding animals in a fixed position on their back ...

Holding hands isn’t just for human sweethearts ... an assistant professor of animal behavior and cognition at Utrecht University in the Netherlands and lead study author. Some chimps like ...