This is crucial for the long-term health and survival of sea otters. “Without their teeth, they clearly can’t eat anything. So then they die,” Law told NPR. “What we’re suggesting is ...

Because of their high metabolic rates, sea otters are especially vulnerable to disturbances that can increase their energy ...

Scientists also believe play activities are used to teach young otters important survival skills, including how to hunt and how to navigate their surroundings. For adult otters, play is thought to ...

Sea otter mamas are parenting on hard mode. They give birth in the water, to blind, helpless infants who have to be carried ...

An otter has formed an unlikely bond with a human, and her reaction to seeing him is just too adorable – the pair were reunited in a sweet video where she circled his kayak ...

Otter families of mother and children can be seen enjoying such fun, which also teaches survival skills. Males do not help raise young otters. Females retreat to their underground dens to deliver ...

As you’ll see in this video, it is actually a rather clever survival strategy for a sea otter! The life of a sea otter is filled with dangers, from oil spills and pollution to devastating storms ...

North American river otter pups have been born at the Seneca Park Zoo for the first time in its 132-year history. The three ...

The Santa Fe Teaching Zoo hosted an Otter Farewell Weekend to say goodbye to its family of seven Asian small-clawed otters.

A North American river otter has given birth to three pups at the Seneca Park Zoo — a first in the 132-year history of the ...