Otters are one of the few animals that use tools. They often use rocks to break open prey such as crabs or clams. I watched this otter repeatedly break open shells on rocks in shallow water along Jetty Road.
Animals / Mammal / Otter — Comments Off on Moss Landing Southern Sea Otters–05 8 Jun 15
Otters eat clams, mussels, sea urchins, abalone, oysters, squid, crab and other small marine species. They need to eat 25 to 30% of their body weight in food each day! If you watch them for any length of time, you see they are always in motion if they aren’t sleeping.