Imagine gliding through the chilly, emerald-green waters of the Pacific, sunlight flickering through waving forests of kelp.

A sea otter dines on a clam. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any ...

This strong smile helps them bust through the hard shells of their typical dinner spread: clams, abalone, snails, mussels, crabs, and sea urchins. Their super strong bite allows sea otters to eat ...

Every day California sea otters spend 10 to 12 hours hunting ... into storm drains and the bay. In contrast, otters that consumed mostly clams and worms were more likely to be infected with ...

Image courtesy of Monterey Bay Aquarium Faced with this new reality, some sea otters have turned to alternative prey items, such as hard-shelled snails, clams and mussels. While these creatures ...

Each rock must be hard enough to crack open shellfish, which makes up a significant part of a sea otter’s diet. Most crustaceans they hunt, including crabs, clams, and mussels, have hard ...

Otters carry large stones between their forepaws on these dives, used to dislodge prey and to break open shells. Their diet includes clams, crabs, sea urchins, starfish, abalone, and 40 different ...

A female sea otter at Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium celebrated her 14th birthday Sunday, indulging in a treat made just for her.

Unlike most marine mammals, sea otters are primarily insulated by fur, not blubber. In fact they have the densest fur in the animal kingdom. Sadly that thick, resplendent coat has also given otters ...

A female sea otter at Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium celebrated her 14th birthday on Sunday, April 27, indulging in a treat ...