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 ...

They have the densest fur in the animal kingdom – a million hairs per square inch. Sea otters are the smallest marine mammals on earth. They have well rounded teeth adapted for crushing shells ...

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, ...

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 ...

In the wake of the sea star die-off, mussels became a major prey surplus for sea otters, revealing a surprising link between the adjacent rocky intertidal and kelp forest ecosystems. The new ...