Imagine gliding through the chilly, emerald-green waters of the Pacific, sunlight flickering through waving forests of kelp.

If you’ve ever walked the beach and pocketed a neat-looking rock, know that you share something in common with otters. The ...

We're starting to realize how smart otters really are. They know how to play basketball. They know how to stack cups, They know how to use rocks to open clams. This type of tool use is ...

is that otters use rocks they hide in an underarm pouch to pry open shells. Hunted for their fur, California sea otters (a.k.a. southern sea otters, distinct from the northern Pacific subspecies ...

(Natalia) Something we haven't seen much yet on Animal IQ is tool use, and otters use tools. They will take rocks and use them to crack open the shells of clams and snails so they can eat them.

Sonoma County Wildlife Rescue sent out a request on social media for information about the dead otters, which were found on the side of Old Adobe Road between Scott and Tunzi roads east of Petaluma.

and you never know when your favorite rock might come in handy. If you were an otter, you’d use it more often than you think. Sea otters take their rocks very seriously. The right type of rock ...