Kai, a 9-year-old North American river otter living at the Sacramento Zoo, was found dead in her habitat Monday morning, according to zoo officials. Taken as an unexpected loss, Kai is remembered ...

The otters, however, were not very subtle in their escape. They left fresh tracks in the snow, galavanting around the zoo and beyond in full view of cameras. The pair never went very far, which is ...

Two North American river otters have a new outdoor habitat at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium.

American Mink and Northern River Otters have long, slender bodies and relatively long tails. Mink are approximately two feet in length and have short legs and rather bushy tails; whereas River ...

Northern river otters are members of the weasel family and can reach up to 20 pounds — as heavy as a small dog — and up to 47 inches long. They primarily eat fish.

A family of giant river otters ... captive otters for release. Giant otters are social animals and typically live in extended family structures. Endemic to South America, the giant otter historically ...

Kai the North American river otter had lived at the zoo since 2017. Early Monday morning, zookeepers found Kai unresponsive in her habitat and she died. Kai was nine years old.

Two playful Northern American river otters weaseled out of their enclosure at a Wisconsin zoo last week to explore and have fun in a snowstorm.

Sacramento Zoological Society Kai, a 9-year-old North American river otter living at the Sacramento Zoo, was found dead in her habitat Monday morning, according to zoo officials.

2013: A North American River Otter runs around in the snow and hides in its hollowed-out log. American Mink and Northern River Otters have long, slender bodies and relatively long tails.

Northern river otters are members of the weasel family and can reach up to 20 pounds — as heavy as a small dog — and up to 47 inches long. They primarily eat fish.