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Sea otters can rest in kelp beds

Resting sea otters float on their backs and can settle into coastal kelp beds.

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Unlike seals, sea otters spend most of their lives in the water. Kelp provides a sheltered place to rest near feeding grounds, while groups can offer protection from predators.

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Flamingos get their pink color from food

Flamingo feathers turn pink because pigments called carotenoids are present in the algae and small animals they eat.

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Hummingbirds can fly backward

Hummingbirds are the only birds that can sustain controlled backward flight.

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Octopuses have three hearts

An octopus has three hearts and blue blood that uses copper-rich hemocyanin to carry oxygen.

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