New research provides fresh evidence for this, documenting how these marine mammals use stalks of seaweed as tools to groom each other - as in, "You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours." ...

To start a kelp-based grooming session, an orca places the bull kelp stipe on its face and nuzzles against another killer ...

Otters use tools like rocks to crack open shellfish, while Cockatoos can solve puzzles and even pick locks. More in Lifestyle Your Daily HomeScope for July 03, 2025 ...

Sea otters have up to 1,000,000 hairs per square inch, giving them the thickest fur of any animal on the planet. The human head only has about 2,000 hairs per square inch.

Significant Otters | WILD HOPE. Special | 15m 28s Video has Closed Captions | CC. Sea otters are back, and their return is a breath of fresh air for the waters of Monterey Bay. Marine ecologists ...

Pinpointing the location of sea otter populations, versus green crabs. Research coordinator Kerstin Wasson, Ph.D., says the modeling seems to confirm the trend, more otters, fewer crabs.

Pinpointing the location of sea otter populations, versus green crabs. Research coordinator Kerstin Wasson, Ph.D., says the modeling seems to confirm the trend, more otters, fewer crabs.

Sea otters are back, and their return is a breath of fresh air for the waters of Monterey Bay. Marine ecologists Brent Hughes and Kat Beheshti reveal how. Skip to main content Skip to footer site map.