This ecosystem transformation represents one of the most significant potential ecological benefits of sea otter recovery in Oregon. Sea Otter. Image by Jerry Kirkhart from Los Osos, Calif., CC BY 2.0 ...

A central Japan aquarium offers a rare glimpse of sea otters floating on their backs and using rocks like masterful chefs to crack open clams, mussels and other shellfish treats. However, ...

TOBA, Mie (Kyodo) -- A central Japan aquarium offers a rare glimpse of sea otters floating on their backs and using rocks like masterful chefs to crack open clams, mussels and other shellfish treats.

In the wake of the sea star die-off, mussels became a major prey surplus for sea otters, revealing a surprising link between the adjacent rocky intertidal and kelp forest ecosystems. The new ...

Southern sea otters, Suri and Willow, spent two years at Shedd Aquarium preparing to care for otter pups Southern sea otters Suri and Willow returned to California's Aquarium of the Pacific after ...