North American river otters can grow to four feet long from tip to tail. The phrase “this place is a pigsty” might need to be replaced with “this place is an otter latrine.” Particularly the busy ...

An otter is hopping on surfboards in Santa Cruz's storied Steamers Lane. Two years ago, a similar situation played out in ...

Ecologists have long observed that when food becomes scarce, animal populations exploit a wider range of food sources. So scientists studying southern sea otters at different sites in California’s ...

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 ...

Sea otters are North America’s smallest marine mammal, weighing just 30 to 100 pounds, but their appetites are huge. They burn calories at three times the rate expected for their size, chomping on ...

One could argue some of the silliest animals at Fort Wayne Zoo are the North American River Otters. Not only are they cute, ...

North American river otters have lived for a long time in Chesapeake Bay, yet relatively little is known about how their surroundings impact them. So what does daily life for river otters on the ...

1. Otter ecology and its background -- 2. Pen pictures. Thirteen otters of the world : some natural history -- Europe -- Common or Eurasian otter, Lutra lutra -- North America -- River otter, or North ...

Join Micayla from the Lake Superior Zoo as she preps meals for the otters! Get a behind-the-scenes.. Join Micayla from the Lake Superior Zoo as she preps meals for the otters! Get a behind-the-scenes ...

Some coastal wolves in Alaska, U.S., have toxic levels of mercury in their bodies after shifting from a terrestrial diet of deer and moose to a marine diet heavy with sea otters, new research finds.