To crack open their hard-shelled prey, otters will forage for sharp-edged rocks (and store them in their ‘armpits' when they dive) to use them like anvils to open food up. Sometimes they can ...

Otters don't have a blubber layer like most marine ... urchins, crabs, snails. They dive to the bottom, bring those invertebrates to the surface and consume them there, and we can look at what ...

Pups start diving within two months. LIFE CYCLE: Male sea otters live between 10 and 15 years, while females live slightly longer, from 15 to 20 years. FEEDING: Underneath each of the sea otter's ...

mothers sometimes wrap their pups in kelp to anchor them in place while they dive for food, further ensuring their young ones don’t drift away. The ocean is in constant motion, and sea otters ...

Meet Ollie, the “Salish Sea Serial Killer,” a cute, furry sea otter with a dark side and a rap sheet longer than the ‘Colwood ...

As invasive green crabs wreak havoc on California's estuaries, a new study has found that a restored sea otter population might be the solution. Yes, says ecologist Rikke Jeppesen, whose team at ...