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 ...
Sea otters are among the select few animal species known to utilize tools to access food. They use rocks, shells, or even ...
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 ...
Monterey Bay Aquarium Hungry sea otters have figured out a workaround when they want to open up a crustacean’s shell without hurting their teeth: by using tools. The furry marine mammals are ...
That's according to a new study of sea otters in Monterey Bay, California, which took a look at the tool use of individual otters to see how it affected their health and nutrition. The findings ...
That's according to a new study of sea otters in Monterey Bay, California, which took a look at the tool use of individual ...
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 ...
Sea otters are on the edge of extinction. There are currently around 3,000 of them living off the coast of California's Monterey ...
On the rugged coast of central California, the survival of Southern sea otters ... that female otters using tools could consume ...
Whether in rivers, on land, or by the sea, otters are a sight to see. While some species are listed as threatened under the ...