Otters use tools to protect teeth when prey is extra crunchy
Using tools like shells, rocks, and even trash allows sea otters to break apart larger prey without damaging their teeth, a new study shows.
Using tools like shells, rocks, and even trash allows sea otters to break apart larger prey without damaging their teeth, a new study shows.
“The sea otters are stabilizing [these creek banks] for free in exchange for an all-you-can-eat crab feast.”
“The sea otters are stabilizing [these creek banks] for free in exchange for an all-you-can-eat crab feast.”
A rare strain of toxoplasmosis that killed four sea otters has “never before been described in sea otters… or in any other aquatic mammal or bird.”
A rare strain of toxoplasmosis that killed four sea otters has “never before been described in sea otters… or in any other aquatic mammal or bird.”