"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.

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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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Some scientists claim that octopuses could be the next big species after humans go extinct and that there is much to learn about the tentacled sea creatures ... ability to use tools and have ...

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, ...

A female sea otter at Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium celebrated her 14th birthday Sunday, indulging in a treat made just for ...

With growing numbers of people visiting to see sea otters in the wild, a new menace has emerged over the use of drones to get a closer look. The drones are operated by tourists from the cape.