What do otters eat? Otters are carnivores, so their diets primarily consist of meat. What type of meat depends on what's ...

And that’s how we would describe the two rescue otter brothers in this adorable video as they encounter watermelon for the ...

The Oregon Zoo shared a video last week of one of its resident sea otters indulging in a slimy, salty snack. It’s a ...

There is much concern about the accelerated pace of extinctions globally, so when a species is rediscovered, it gives hope to ...

With the demise of the wolverine (Gulo luscus Linnaeus) in the Adirondacks in the late 1700’s or early 1800’s, the river otter became the region’s largest member of the weasel family. Adults weigh 5.4 ...

The playful North American river otter is equally at home in the water and on land. It makes its home in a burrow near the water's edge, and can thrive in river, lake, swamp, or estuary ecosystems.

Otters carry large stones between their forepaws on these dives, used to dislodge prey and to break open shells. Their diet includes clams, crabs, sea urchins, starfish, abalone, and 40 different ...

Unlike most other marine mammals, sea otters don’t have a blubber layer. Instead, they rely on their thick fur to keep warm and must eat 25% of their body weight in food every day. Their diets ...

They're also generally very shy. River otters are top-level predators with broad diets that include fish (shown), as well as crustaceans and birds. Credit: Matthew Fryer As I’ve come to discover ...