Sea otters are surprisingly good at using tools. If they come across a particularly tough clam shell and they are desperate to reach the meat inside, they have a plan. They deploy their trusty rock to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Image via Shutterstock/Neil Aronson (Image via Shutterstock/Neil Aronson) Did you know that sea otters have favorite rocks ...

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 ...

In parts of the ocean where sea otters face stark competition for their favorite kinds of food, some otters are getting by with the help of tools — like rocks and even glass bottles — that let them ...

Credit: flickr Sea otters are one of the few non-human species known to use tools. They often carry small rocks to crack open hard shells like clams, crabs, or mussels. This behavior demonstrates ...

Just by eating sea urchins and destructive shellfish, sea otters are keeping kelp forests healthy and coastal erosion at bay.

Santa Cruz is a haven for newborn sea otters and their (protective) mamas, and a local expert shares the best places around ...

Did you know that sea otters have favorite rocks they keep around to help them open up clam shells and other shelled mollusks? They have loose pockets of fur under each of their arms where they store ...