UC-Santa Cruz: Sea Otters Use Tools When Feeding to Survive a Changing World
May 17, 2024
May 17, 2024
SANTA CRUZ, California, May 17 (TNSres) -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news:
By Mike Pena
Sea otters are one of the few animals that use rocks and other objects to access their food, and a new study has found that individual sea otters that use tools--most of whom are female--can eat larger prey and reduce tooth damage when their preferred prey becomes depleted.
The study's researchers and their enlisted volunteer &qu . . .
By Mike Pena
Sea otters are one of the few animals that use rocks and other objects to access their food, and a new study has found that individual sea otters that use tools--most of whom are female--can eat larger prey and reduce tooth damage when their preferred prey becomes depleted.
The study's researchers and their enlisted volunteer &qu . . .