Some otters rely on tools to bust open hard-shelled prey items like snails, and a new study suggests this tool use is helping ...
Humans are not alone in the use of tools. Chimpanzees, for instance, crack nuts with stones and use sticks to get at tasty ...
It turns out that sea otters are getting creative with their food — and that creativity could save them as their habitat ...
There are a few animals that we know use tools, and sea otters are one example. A new study has now shown that individual sea ...
West Coast sea otters are turning to tool use to exploit richer prey and get a leg up on the competition, a new study has ...
By Liz Kimbrough In California’s Monterey Bay, where the vast Pacific Ocean meets lush kelp forests, sea otters, especially ...
Sea otters are on the edge of extinction. There are currently around 3,000 of them living off the coast of California’s ...
Sea otters are on the edge of extinction. There are currently around 3,000 of them living off the coast of California's Monterey Bay, according to Brett Long, with the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long ...
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Says animal physiologist and study co-author Andreas Nieder: “When faced with a set of three objects and asked, ‘How many?’ ...
On the rugged coast of central California, the survival of Southern sea otters, a threatened species, hinges on adaptability and innovation. Long victim to environmental changes and historical hunting ...
The Milky Way Photographer of the Year competition celebrates the best images of the Milky Way taken around the world — and ...