Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sea otters are highly intelligent marine creatures. Their intelligence is shown by their inquisitiveness and their use of tools.

If you’ve ever walked the beach and pocketed a neat-looking rock, know that you share something in common with otters. The only difference is that an otter might carry its favorite rock forever, ...

You've probably seen photos or videos, maybe you've been lucky enough to actually see in person, sea otters floating on their backs in what looks to be sublime repose. Sometimes they're floating like ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. AUSTIN (KXAN) — Sea otters are on the edge of extinction. There are currently around 3,000 of them living off the coast of ...

CNN — When sea otters hammer mussel shells against rocks to help open them, they're leaving behind their own archaeological record that can't be compared to any other creature, according to a new ...

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. To ...

The sea otter in this amazing video clip is making the cutest trade! In the video, the sea otter offers a fisherman a pebble in exchange for a fish, securing a fantastic deal. This behavior requires ...

In parts of the ocean where sea otters face stark competition for their favorite kinds of food, some otters are getting by with the help of tools — like rocks and even glass bottles — that let them ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Sea otters are on the edge of extinction. There are currently around 3,000 of them living off the coast of California’s Monterey Bay, according to Brett Long with the Aquarium of the ...