An orphaned sea otter pup discovered alone on an Alaska beach is now getting 24/7 care, rescuers said. The young otter “ was ...

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Deep-diving otters eat mostly abalone, urchins and Dungeness crabs. Otters diving to medium depths—say, up to 40 feet—forage for clams, worms and smaller shellfish.

The snails reside in rocky intertidal zones, where they eat dead kelp and serve as food for other species, including sea otters. The shellfish also contribute to coastal Native communities ...

Normally, otters mostly eat abalone and sea urchins, Mongabay explains. These creatures are relatively easy to eat. However, these main food sources are declining because of overfishing and rising ...

“Urchins and abalone are both declining in populations, most likely due to just sea otters eating on them. So they’re forced to switch to alternative prey,” Law said.

Chomping on all of those hard shelled organisms can cause tooth damage, so sea otters–particularly females–use tools to eat larger prey. The findings are described in a study published May 16 ...

In Monterey Bay, California, southern sea otters face food scarcity as their preferred prey, urchins and abalone, have declined due to climate change, overfishing and other environmental factors ...

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 their favorite, easier-to-eat foods disappear.

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 their favorite, easier-to-eat foods disappear.

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 their favorite, easier-to-eat foods disappear.

Sea otters are large marine mammals that spend their days foraging in kelp forests. They dive to the bottom to grab tasty morsels, plus sometimes rocks that they plan to use as tools. They bring these ...