Shepperton Wellbeing

18/11/2025

The NHS has urged people to be on the look out for four specific symptoms of a potentially deadly disease

17/11/2025

17/11/2025

What an inspiring tale of love and devotion

Sea otter moms don’t just protect their babies — they wrap them in the ocean’s softest crib.

A newborn sea otter pup is born floating, fluffy, and so buoyant it can’t dive.
Adorable, yes — but dangerously vulnerable.
So mothers use one of the most ingenious parenting tricks in the animal kingdom.

When a mom needs to hunt, she swims to a kelp forest and gently tucks her pup into the long ribbons of kelp — creating a natural baby blanket anchored to the ocean floor.
The kelp canopy acts like a crib, holding the pup in place as it bobs safely on the surface.

While the baby squeaks and naps, rocking with the tide, the mother dives beneath the waves in search of clams, crabs, and sea urchins.
Then she returns, checks her bundle, and begins grooming with fierce precision.

For sea otters, grooming isn’t just affection — it’s survival.
Their fur traps air, creating insulation so effective they don’t need blubber.
A clean pup stays warm.
A warm pup stays alive.

Sometimes entire rafts of otters gather together in the kelp — dozens of moms and pups linked by holding paws or anchoring themselves to the same kelp forest.
It looks peaceful.
It’s also brilliant.
The kelp keeps them from drifting away, even in rough seas.

These mothers are tiny, tough heroes, carrying, cleaning, teaching, and feeding their young around the clock.
And when the ocean gets wild, the kelp blanket keeps hope from drifting into the waves.

Fun Fact:
Sea otter fur is the densest of any animal on Earth — up to one million hairs per square inch.



Sources:
Marine Mammal Science
Journal of Mammalogy
Scientific American

23/10/2025

20/10/2025

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05/10/2025

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05/10/2025

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30/09/2025

A new group – Mindful Movers – is starting in Spelthorne.

25/09/2025

Two Demodex species live on human faces: one in hair follicles, the other in oil glands.

They spread early in life, thrive with age or oily skin, and while mostly harmless, overgrowth links to conditions like rosacea and blepharitis.

24/09/2025