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We don't know who needs to see this,

but stop what you're doing and watch this sleepy otter.
Not only are they cute, intelligent and resourceful,

but sea otters are also considered a ‘keystone species,’

meaning their role and impact on the environment is valued greater than others.

Why? Without sea otters, many of their prey—such as sea urchins—

would devour the kelp forests that help keep carbon dioxide levels

in these ecosystems at healthy low levels.

Indirectly, sea otters play a crucial role in keeping these

greenhouses gases from harming atmospheric conditions in coastal ecosystems.

Talk about some real conservation heroes!

現在不管是誰,都停下你手上該做的事情,來看看這隻正在睡覺的海獺.

牠們不僅可愛 有才能又聰明,而且還被視為"生態指標",

這表示牠們在影響生態環境中所扮演的角色比其他物種重要.

為什麼呢?如果沒有海獺,許多牠們的獵物-像是海膽-

海膽就會吞食海帶,而海帶在生態環境中能幫助維持二氧化碳的濃度在低水平.

因此海獺在在海洋生態系統中扮演著關鍵的角色,避免溫室氣體破壞大氣層.

海獺真是環境保護的英雄.

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