Some otters rely on tools to bust open hard-shelled prey items like snails, and a new study suggests this tool use is helping them to survive as... When sea otters lose their favorite foods, they can ...

Hungry sea otters have figured out a workaround when they want to open up a crustacean’s shell without hurting their teeth: by using tools. The furry marine mammals are vital to California’s kelp ...

Sea otters are on the edge of extinction. There are currently around 3,000 of them living off the coast of California's Monterey Bay, according to Brett Long, with the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long ...

Sea otter diagnosed with asthma after being exposed to wildfire smoke. — -- A Seattle sea otter is learning to use a life-saving new toy: An inhaler. Dubbed "Mishka," the sea otter was diagnosed ...

Don’t let their cute appearance fool you - sea otters are skilled and relentless hunters, especially when it comes to octopus. In this video, we explore how sea otters use their intelligence, agility, ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Sea otters are on the edge of extinction. There are currently around 3,000 of them living off the coast of California’s Monterey Bay, according to Brett Long with the Aquarium of the ...

Roarke Brown, a charter boat captain since 1972 in this picturesque fishing village, remembers being able to tread out onto the Kachemak Bay mud flats at low tide to fill a 5-gallon bucket with clams ...

Sophia is your community news reporter covering the North Coast of San Luis Obispo County, including Los Osos, Morro Bay, Cayucos, Cambria and San Simeon. It’s Sea Otter Awareness Week, and in Morro ...

Goodall had visited Monterey County in April, giving a sold-out lecture on behalf of “Hope for Sea Otters” at the Sunset Center ... Goodall documented the animals using tools and doing other ...