An otter was caught on camera causing chaos in the kitchen of a surprised Shetland family. Donna Mouat had spotted the mammal ...

With the demise of the wolverine (Gulo luscus Linnaeus) in the Adirondacks in the late 1700’s or early 1800’s, the river otter became the region’s largest member of the weasel family. Adults weigh 5.4 ...

The playful North American river otter is equally at home in the water and on land. It makes its home in a burrow near the water's edge, and can thrive in river, lake, swamp, or estuary ecosystems.

Why it's awesome: Not all predatory wildcats roar; a small feline called the jaguarundi ... flattened heads with rounded ears — making them look more like otters or weasels than cats.

As Minnesotans pull fish houses off melting lakes, keep an eye peeled for one of the state’s estimated 12,000 river otters. As ice thins, they scamper across it to find or make their own holes.