Otters, Especially Females, Use Tools To Survive a Changing World

May 16, 2024 • by Esther Robards-Forbes

A new study has found that individual sea otters that use tools — most of whom are female — are able to eat larger prey and reduce tooth damage when their preferred prey becomes depleted.

A sea otter feeds on a marine animal. Image by Chris Law.

Image by Chris Law


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