A southern sea otter uses a rock anvil to break open shells of prey. Monterey Bay Aquarium Hungry sea otters have figured out a workaround when they want to open up a crustacean’s shell without ...
In parts of the ocean where sea otters face stark competition for their favorite kinds of food, some otters are getting by with the help of tools — like rocks and even glass bottles — that let ...
Sea otters - especially females - use tools when feeding to help look after their teeth, reveals new research. The cute marine mammals employ shells, rocks and even litter to open the mollusks ...
In parts of the ocean where sea otters face stark competition for their favorite kinds of food, some otters are getting by ...
In California’s Monterey Bay, where the vast Pacific Ocean meets lush kelp forests, sea otters, especially the females, are ...
In the captivating world of marine mammals, sea otters have long been admired for their playful antics and adorable appearance.
Sea otters are one of the few animals that use tools to access their food, and a new study has found that individual sea otters that use tools — most of whom are female — are able to eat ...
May 15 (Reuters) - Humans are not alone in the use of tools. Chimpanzees, for instance, crack nuts with stones and use sticks to get at tasty termites. Dolphins are known to employ sponges to ...
UC Santa Cruz researchers used biomechanical and functional morphology to measure how hard sea otters need to bite to break open ...
Sea otters - especially females - use tools when feeding to help look after their teeth, reveals new research. The cute ...
Humans are not alone in the use of tools. Chimpanzees, for instance, crack nuts with stones and use sticks to get at tasty ...