Purple sea urchins, beware: There’s a purple urchin-eating predator on the horizon — and its name is the sunflower sea star.

Know how to get the Legendary pet Sea Otter in Grow a Garden and boost crop growth with its useful passive ability.

Grow a Garden added 23 Pets in its first batch with the Animal Update on May 3, 2025. The Sea Otter was among them, introduced in the pool of Pets with the Legendary Egg.

What do otters eat? From freshwater river otters to sea otters, click here to find out the most important foods for different otter species.

Sea otters’ appetites for these spiny foes mean they play a natural and critical role in controlling the sea urchin populations that threaten kelp regrowth. History of Sea Otter Populations Along the ...

Climate variability complicates the forecast. The sea-star collapse overlapped with the northeast Pacific’s record-breaking 2014-2016 marine heatwave. Warmer water stressed kelp forests, sea-urchin ...

When sea stars fall, sea otters rise: Sea otters benefit from prey boom triggered by loss of ochre sea stars Study shows the importance of keystone predators in connected ecosystems Date: April 30 ...

Mussel bonanza benefits sea otters Monterey Bay Aquarium researchers have been observing sea otter foraging behavior for decades.

After a successful one-day poll, the Monterey Bay Aquarium has announced the name of its newest sea otter pup. Did your favorite win?

Discover the world of sea urchin sushi with our beginner’s guide. Learn how to eat uni, its taste, texture, health benefits, and where to buy the freshest sea urchin online.

Why do sea otters hold hands? As you’ll see in this video, it is actually a rather clever sea otter survival strategy!

Sea Otters usually separate their rafts by gender — males form their social groups while females and their pups stick together. The raft featured in the Spy Sea Otter video above is a typical ...