"Sea otters vary in how often they use tools," said Chris Law, a postdoctoral researcher and an Early Career Provost Fellow at UT Austin who led the study while a graduate student at UC Santa Cruz.

These individuals use tools frequently to process large quantities ... As a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act, southern sea otters number only around 3,000 individuals in California.

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Sea otters are on the edge of extinction ... One Step Closer – Legislation to let parents use public funds for private education heads to the Governor. Josh Hinkle speaks one-on-one with ...

Sea otters leave their mark on shoreline rocks they use to crack open shells, researchers reported yesterday (March 14) in Scientific Reports. They are the only marine mammals known to use stones as ...

is that otters use rocks they hide in an underarm pouch to pry open shells. Hunted for their fur, California sea otters (a.k.a. southern sea otters, distinct from the northern Pacific subspecies ...

DESCRIPTION: Sea otters use their rear flippers to move and their flat, muscular tails to steer. They have an exceptional sense of smell, hearing, and eyesight above water and below. Lacking blubber, ...