sea otters eat a quarter of their body weight in food every day. In addition to sea urchins, they eat crabs, sea snails, clams, mussels, and slow moving fish. To crack open their hard-shelled prey ...

Despite their low numbers, sea otters consume voracious kelp-eating sea urchins at a high enough rate that kelp forests continue to persist and provide habitat for numerous species. Without sea ...

Eat sea urchins. Want to help California’s kelp ... stars Massive marine die-off in Russia could threaten endangered sea otters, other vulnerable species Massive marine die-off in Russia could ...

Sea otters are making great strides toward recovery in California, and new research shows that their growing numbers are directly correlated with the decline of one of the most invasive species in ...

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 ...