"They looked exactly as you would expect: very cute," Finn said ... the animals attacked a woman who was swimming in a river. A file photo of a river otter eating fish. A group of the animals ...

While the child escaped with scratches and bites, this has not been the only attack recorded of the incredibly cute river otter. “They’ll protect ... with the time when humans are out boating, ...

But otters have such a stellar reputation for being "cute, cuddly" creatures ... sea otters float on their backs, while river otters swim belly down like most animals. Otters are generally ...

In the video, he shows a tiny baby otter learning to swim. He was in the right ... because they're cute, too! At birth, river otters weigh less than a pound (around 5 ounces or so), but they ...

Just look at Tilly, a North American River otter at the Toledo Zoo, as she cares for her pups by teaching them how to swim.

"They look very cute but they are related to wolverines and badgers and have very sharp claws and sharp teeth," Tira said. "We advise people if they see river otters not to go swimming or leave ...

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. Otters are cute little creatures that live by the riverside. The otter is the largest member of the weasel family.

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. WATCH the moment a otter was spotted by keen-eyed resident swimming along the River Severn. Eleanor Morris spotted the otter with a stick in ...

At Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve, a newly-reinvigorated population of native southern sea otters has eaten so many invasive European green crabs that researchers say the ...

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. Otters are cute little creatures that live by the riverside. The otter is the largest member of the weasel family.