University of Texas-Austin: Otters, Especially Females, Use Tools To Survive a Changing World
May 21, 2024
May 21, 2024
AUSTIN, Texas, May 21 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release:
Sea otters are one of the few animals that use tools to access their food, and a new study has found that individual sea otters that use tools -- most of whom are female -- are able to eat larger prey and reduce tooth damage when their preferred prey becomes depleted.
The study researchers and their enlisted volunteer "otter spotters" followed 196 radio-tagged southern . . .
Sea otters are one of the few animals that use tools to access their food, and a new study has found that individual sea otters that use tools -- most of whom are female -- are able to eat larger prey and reduce tooth damage when their preferred prey becomes depleted.
The study researchers and their enlisted volunteer "otter spotters" followed 196 radio-tagged southern . . .