The last time I wrote about otters I stated that sea otters are in my top 10 list of “most appealing adult mammals.” First, ...

Over 50 people had voted in person Wednesday morning, choosing among the names Esa, Jade, Marina and Rey for the 3-year-old female sea otter, now going by Otter 937.

Utterly charming, otters are web-footed animals that inhabit rivers and seas around North America, Asia, Europe, Africa, and ...

A river otter is one of the coolest mammals to find in the wild and a delight to watch. Of course, potential prey swimming around in the same waters would not consider the river otters cool or ...

2. Otters Have Adaptations for Underwater Vision All otters are semi-aquatic, except for sea otters (Enhydra lutris) and marine otters (Lontra felina), which are almost entirely aquatic.

A study published in the journal Current Biology describes a new example of tool use by a critically endangered population of ...

They amuse us by wearing salmon hats, enrage us by sinking our expensive yachts, and now they have been documented sharing their meals with us – why?

Killer whales have been caught on video breaking off pieces of seaweed to rub and groom each other, scientists announced ...

Individual leopard seals specialize in specific prey types despite being generalist species, reshaping ecosystem dynamics.