The 22 sounds comprise one of the largest vocabularies present in any otter species, and compare favorably other, more widely recognized vocal animals, including non-human primates.

BRANDON — Official timer Jeff Jeskie said there should have been an official statistic for time in the circle during Otter Valley’s 2-1 field hockey victory over Middlebury on Thursday. It was clear ...

There’s now an estimated 25,584 sea otters in Southeast Alaska, and the voracious animals are tangibly affecting ecosystems and businesses. “If you’ve got more sea otters over time, that ...

Also: what sounds do otters make? Next to me, my dad had questions of his own. “Do you think an otter would hold my hand while floating on its back?” he asked aloud.

Then explore the return of the North American river otter to the Detroit River, and learn how to write from a first person point of view in a fun, otter-inspired lesson. Let's go, Read, Write, ROAR!

An otter, weighing about 65 pounds, will eat more than will one of the 500-pound sea lions at the Aquarium. Sea otters can eat up to 25% of their body weight each day. Each year it cost the ...