Highly adaptable, Asian small-clawed otters can thrive in a variety of freshwater aquatic habitats, from swamps and mangrove ...

ABC News reported on Wednesday, April 2nd that Ophelia had been found, and fans of the zoo found the news bittersweet. The ...

Despite their cleverness and adaptability, sea otters face numerous threats. Once hunted to near extinction for their luxurious fur, they are still classified as a threatened species. Today ...

Sea otters have powerful teeth and even more powerful bites – an estimated 615 pounds of force. That’s about as much as a ...

While human babies are born with their eyes open, otter pups’ eyes are closed for around 3-4 weeks. Otters’ fur darkens from ...

The sea otter’s grooming regimen will be familiar to anyone with a cat. Like cats, sea otters spend considerable time licking and biting their fur to keep it clean and conditioned. Also like cats, ...

Mr Scase added: "We have had a particular increase in numbers in the last few years. "We know there is an increasing number ...

These otters swim by propelling themselves with their powerful tails and flexing their long bodies. They also have webbed feet, water repellent fur to keep them dry and warm, and nostrils and ears ...

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 ...

The Eurasian otter, a rare and endangered mammal, has been photographed for the first time at Nawegaon Nagzira Tiger Reserve ...

THANK YOU. IN NORTHERN WISCONSIN, TWO RIVER OTTERS ESCAPED FROM THE NEW ZOO DURING A SNOWSTORM AT SUAMICO NEAR GREEN BAY.

As it turns out, nature has a solution for everything; it is said that otters have biological 'pockets' under their fur for storing rocks and food. Is this true? Even otters have prized possessions.