Utterly charming, otters are web-footed animals that inhabit rivers and seas around North America, Asia, Europe, Africa, and ...

Otters are carnivores, so their diets primarily consist of meat. What type of meat depends on what's available. Most otters will eat crustaceans and fish, according to the Blue Reef Aquarium.

identify otter diet and seasonality. compare otter diet in different river systems and urban and rural environments. study the reliance of the otter on the invasive signal crayfish, that is now common ...

The sea otter diet consists of invertebrates such as sea urchins, crabs, mussels, and squid that can cause grease to accumulate in their fur. As the otters lick their pelts to remove the grease ...

Some coastal wolves in Alaska have toxic levels of mercury in their bodies after shifting from a terrestrial diet of deer and ...

Hason: A big part of sea otter’s diet is sea urchins. Without their presence — and the loss of another predator, the sunflower sea star — the sea urchins are chowing down entire kelp forest ...

River otters are a top predator in the area, so their poop is full of DNA from worms, fish, and other organisms, including parasites. For Lohan, river otters’ diets and bathroom habits make the ...

Five Asian small-clawed otters at the Living Shores Aquarium in Glen, New Hampshire, enjoyed an early Thanksgiving dinner with some of the classic foods switched out with fishier options.

Sure, sea otters learning to slam dunk is an impressive sight, but sometimes there’s nothing cuter than animals doing what they do best. In this case, smashing open some clams as a midday treat.

A recent study found sea otters are eating thousands of green crabs at a California reserve, reducing the invasive species’ population.