Fact

Sea otters have a favourite rock and a pocket for it

A loose flap of skin under each foreleg, used as a tool bag.

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Sea otters use stones to crack shellfish, and many keep a preferred rock stored in a skin pouch under the arm, reusing it across dives. They are among relatively few non-primates to use tools habitually, and individual otters develop distinct techniques.

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