Just by eating sea urchins and destructive shellfish, sea otters are keeping kelp forests healthy and coastal erosion at bay.

For a six-week-old orphaned sea otter, life is nothing but playtime—even when you can barely keep your eyes open. This adorable fur ball was found last month on the coast of British Columbia, either ...

Two orphaned river otters snuggle each other at Think Wild, a wildlife rescue in Bend. At first glance, an enclosure in a Bend wildlife rescue looks like a puppy or bunny kennel. There’s a plastic ...

Sea otter mamas are parenting on hard mode. They give birth in the water, to blind, helpless infants who have to be carried around on their bellies for weeks, nursing them while holding them on their ...

Two species of water-loving mammals were once widespread in North Central Texas and Southwestern Oklahoma but their populations declined after human settlement, habitat modifications and a past demand ...

North American river otters are part of an amazingly diverse group of carnivores called mustelids. The group includes familiar local mammals like minks, weasels and skunks, but also ones you’ll never ...

You've probably seen photos or videos, maybe you've been lucky enough to actually see in person, sea otters floating on their backs in what looks to be sublime repose. Sometimes they're floating like ...

From kelp forests to sea grass meadows, these charismatic predators are quietly holding parts of the coast together.

EDGEWATER, Maryland (WJZ) — Otters may look adorable, but scientists say their poop is a goldmine of information. A new study from the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center in Edgewater, Maryland, ...