Sea otters have powerful teeth and even more powerful bites – an estimated 615 pounds of force. That’s about as much as a ...

Otters eat a variety of animals, such as clams, sea urchins and mussels, but they still fit green crabs into their diets in ...

A sea otter dines on a clam. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any ...

clams, mussels and abalone, according to the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Otters have very fast metabolisms and will eat 25% of their body weight daily to maintain their size and spend 60% of their day ...

Deep-diving otters eat mostly abalone, urchins and Dungeness crabs. Otters diving to medium depths—say, up to 40 feet—forage for clams, worms and smaller shellfish. Still others—the junk ...

Otters carry large stones between their forepaws on these dives, used to dislodge prey and to break open shells. Their diet includes clams, crabs, sea urchins, starfish, abalone, and 40 different ...