An orphaned sea otter pup discovered alone on an Alaska beach is now getting 24/7 care, rescuers said. The young otter “ was ...

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

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.

Some coastal wolves in Alaska have toxic levels of mercury in their bodies after shifting from a terrestrial diet of deer and ...

After two years of parentening training at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium, southern sea otters Suri and Willow returned to the Aquarium of the Pacific in California so they can be surrogate moms to ...

Female sea otters give birth to their pups at sea and raise them on their own for 6-8 months until the pup is weaned. These moms protect, feed, and teach their pups crucial survival skills.

Sea otters in California reach 50 to 70 pounds, while those in Alaska can weigh up to 100 pounds. In contrast to river otters, sea otters must survive amid the chilly waters of the Pacific Ocean.

For years, the regulations about who could hunt sea otters in Alaska were confusing. Many thought hunters must be at least one-quarter Alaska Native and belong to a coastal tribe.

It’s Sea Otter Awareness Week, which has been recognized for more than two decades. It started as a way to inform people about the vital role these animals play in coastal marine ecosystems.

Eat, sleep, repeat for her for 24 hours a day," she said. The baby sea otter cannot hunt or regulate its body temperature independently, according to Marine Mammal Rescue Society staff. (Hunter ...

For the North American river otter, fish, crayfish, frogs and turtles are on the menu, Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute reports. Meanwhile, sea otters may snack on ...

Sea otters eat constantly and one of their favorite snacks is the striped shore crab. These crabs dig burrows and also nibble away roots of the marsh grass pickleweed that holds dirt in place.