They may be small in stature, but sea otters are a keystone species. Without them, the marine environment beneath the waves ...

A new face has appeared in the Sea Otter Habitat at the Aquarium of the Pacific. A 4-month-old rescued sea otter pup, who was found stranded without its mother in Carmel-by-the-Sea, recently made ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently completed a feasibility study for reintroducing the otters to their former habitats, which would serve two purposes: restoration of the species and ...

Intelligent Sea Otter Opens and Closes Door to His Aquarium Habitat Published Jul 19, 2022 at 6:13 PM EDT By Darko Manevski, Zenger News Newsweek Is A Trust Project Member ...

A rescued northern sea otter pup plays with toys in his behind-the-scenes enclosure at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium on Dec. 7, 2023. The otter was found alone and malnourished and taken to the Alaska ...

An artist rendering of the new sea otter habitat. While the zoo has had river otters, this is the first time for sea otters, which are two to three times larger than their river counterparts.

Sea otters are ingenious—and adorable—tool users. They often pick up small rocks and use them to crack open snails, clams, or mussels; underwater, otters also use rocks to pry abalone loose ...

Two North American river otters, Stella and Fynn, arrived at Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium Dec. 4 and are getting acclimated to the Florida Watershed Wildlife habitat at Mote.

On Monday, Shedd Aquarium celebrated the birthday of its oldest otter, 21-year-old Yaku, a northern sea otter who was born at the Seattle Aquarium in 2000 and became a Chicago resident in 2001 ...

After being in the pool for around 10 days, the pup transitioned into the aquarium’s sea otter habitat. “He’s very confident,” Smylie said. And now, the public has the chance to name him.