Otters have very fast metabolisms and will eat 25% of their body weight daily to maintain their size and spend 60% of their day hunting for food, the Blue Reef Aquarium reports. An otter's ...

Because of their high metabolic rates, sea otters are especially vulnerable to disturbances that can increase their energy ...

They start eating solid foods shortly after birth, but are dependent on their mothers for up to a year. Pups start diving within two months. LIFE CYCLE: Male sea otters live between 10 and 15 years, ...

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 ...

Some in the environmental community, who view the reintroduction and expansion of sea otters as one step in the restoration of the area’s marine ecosystem, believe that Tlingit should consume the ...

As it turns out, nature has a solution for everything; it is said that otters have biological 'pockets' under their fur for storing rocks and food. Is this true? Even otters have prized possessions.

Otters have made a return at a nature restoration ... who has set about restoring it into an “edible landscape” for nature and sustainable food production. The team at Ewhurst said they ...