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UC Santa Cruz researchers used biomechanical and functional morphology to measure how hard sea otters need to bite to break open prey of various sizes. (Photo by Jessica Fujii, Monterey Bay Aquarium)

Sea otters use tools when feeding to survive a changing world

Sea otters are one of the few animals that use rocks and other objects to access their food, and a new study has found that individual sea otters that use tools—most of whom are female—can eat larger prey and reduce tooth damage when their preferred prey becomes depleted.

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