Since the opening of the Ocean’s Alive exhibit at the Great Lakes Aquarium, the weedy sea dragons have been a hit. The ...

A Wisconsin zoo said two river otters, Louie and Ophelia, weaseled their way out of their enclosure last week during a winter ...

For just 24 hours starting March 26, the public will have a chance to vote for the name of the aquarium's newest sea otter.

The Monterey Bay Aquarium has a new resident: a rescued sea otter. The sea otter may have a new home, but she does not yet ...

The Memphis Zoo announced the addition of a "playful" family of Asian small-clawed otters. Duncan, Chitra, Kairi, Asami, ...

Adorably fuzzy sea otters aren’t just cute. The marine mammals serve a crucial role, helping to restore the giant kelp forests they rely on by removing their top predators, the sea urchins.

Because of their high metabolic rates, sea otters are especially vulnerable to disturbances that can increase their energy needs. New research in The Journal of Wildlife Management reveals how human ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Human activities, particularly those involving close proximity to sea otters, significantly impact their behavior and energy expenditure. Sea otters are less ...

When sea otters were reintroduced along the coastlines of islands in Southern California and British Columbia, researchers saw kelp forests return to areas that were destroyed by sea urchins. But how ...