Sea otters are larger. On average, females will weigh up to 60 pounds, while males can reach around 90 pounds, according to the Ocean Conservancy . In some cases, males bulk up to 100 pounds.

Following the loss of Pisaster, sea otters more than doubled their mussel consumption, increasing from less than seven percent to nearly 18 percent of their overall diet. The local number of sea ...

To stay warm and well-fed in freezing waters, sea otters eat nearly a quarter of their body weight in food every day - and their diet is not just limited to crabs. Sea otters also snack on sea ...

Some coastal wolves in Alaska have toxic levels of mercury in their bodies after shifting from a terrestrial diet of deer and ...

By 2017, wolves transitioned to primarily consuming sea otters (57% of their diet) while the frequency of deer declined to 7%. That pattern held through 2020, the end of the study period.

But rather than leave, the apex predators shifted their diet to a new food source: sea otters, which were reintroduced to Alaska after being nearly wiped out in the fur trade.

Q. You once said diamondback terrapins were your favorite turtle. What is your favorite mammal? A. Tough question, because all puppies and kittens, indeed most baby mammals, are engaging. But sea ...

The sea otter’s grooming regimen will be familiar to anyone with a cat. Like cats, sea otters spend considerable time licking and biting their fur to keep it clean and conditioned. Also like ...

After missing from the Oregon coast for more than a century, sea otters are getting a step closer to staging a comeback. Local tribes and nonprofits have received a $1.56 million grant to lead the ...

Sea otters have a sweet smile, but you might want to see it from a distance. One of their biggest power moves is a fierce bite. Sea otters have powerful teeth and even more powerful bites – an ...

A recent study found sea otters are eating thousands of green crabs at a California reserve, reducing the invasive species’ population.