It folds it foreflippers under its body. I stroke the gular pectoral muscle on its throat and it calms down. The little guy starts moving his flippers wildly like he's ready to go to the beach. I refrain myself from gathering up 20 of them for a big snuggle session. And to think this critter will grow up to 6,000 percent in just under 10 years, on a diet of jellyfish that are 90 percent water.
Nature is truly amazing.
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