Local tribes and nonprofits have received a grant to lead the planning effort to bring back the furry mammals, which have ...

Zinnia, a 7-year-old river otter, gave birth to three pups in the Florida: Mission Everglades exhibit, her third litter. The ...

Where it lives: Rocky marine coastline from northern Peru to the islands of Cape Horn in ... Related: Lion-size otters prowled Ethiopia 3 million years ago Chungungo fur, once heavily coveted ...

The otters have been seen cuddling, snoozing and grooming each other’s fur. They are visible from a promenade at the cape, also known as Kiritappu. The otters were first known to have bred in ...

“The sea otters currently seen off the coast of eastern Hokkaido came from the Habomai islets with their young to seek out new feeding areas,” Hattori said. Cape Tofutsu in Hamanaka ...

Why do sea otters hold hands? As you’ll see in this video, it is actually a rather clever sea otter survival strategy!

Unlike most marine mammals, sea otters are primarily insulated by fur, not blubber. In fact they have the densest fur in the animal kingdom. Sadly that thick, resplendent coat has also given otters ...