What animal is cute, fuzzy and found on almost every continent (except Australia and Antartica)? Otters, of course. Part of the weasel family, these mammals are divided into 13 existing species. Some ...

Every day California sea otters spend 10 to 12 hours hunting and consume nearly a third of their body weight. Suzi Eszterhas Scientists have long designated the california sea otter a “keystone ...

MONTEREY, California (KGO) — When we first met the hungry otters of Elkhorn Slough last year, they were chowing down on a species of burrowing crabs blamed for destabilizing the shoreline. Thinning ...

Scientists at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center in Maryland started investigating otter waste after finding odd ...

North American river otters eat, play and defecate in the same place. And their unhealthy habits make them ideal for detecting future health threats in the environment. Kristen Goodhue A North ...

Monterey Bay Aquarium reprints a sea otter shirt Taylor Swift wears in 'The Official Release Party of a Showgirl' and quickly ...