Sea otters use tools to access food and reduce tooth damage. Female otters use tools more frequently to meet energy needs, new study finds.
In California’s Monterey Bay, where the vast Pacific Ocean meets lush kelp forests, sea otters, especially the females, are ...
Some otters rely on tools to bust open hard-shelled prey items like snails, and a new study suggests this tool use is helping ...
Sea otters - especially females - use tools when feeding to help look after their teeth, reveals new research. The cute ...
A new study finds that sea otters off California's coast adapt by using tools to find new food sources and prevent injuries.
A new study has found that individual sea otters that use tools — most of whom are female — are able to eat larger prey and reduce tooth damage ...
Study shows how otters, particularly female ones, use tools to survive a changing world, accessing tougher prey.
Humans are not alone in the use of tools. Chimpanzees, for instance, crack nuts with stones and use sticks to get at tasty ...
The study reveals female sea otters are more adept at using tools to access hard-shelled prey, aiding their survival.
Sea otters in California are using tools like rocks and glass bottles to go after new forms of prey when they can’t<a ...
By Mike Peña Sea otters are one of the few animals that use rocks and other objects to access their food, and a new study has ...
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 ...