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

Asian small-clawed otters are known for being energetic and vocal animals. However, this post from babyanmlpics captures a ...

Sea otters help kelp forests recover by controlling sea urchins, but their impact varies. In British Columbia, recovery was ...

The invasive marshland rodent is wreaking havoc but California residents can do their part by catching and eating them, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says.

But at California’s Elkhorn Slough, a reserve where about 120 southern sea otters live, the cute apex predators have led to green crabs’ demise by eating up to 120,000 of the invasive species ...

A southern sea otter preys on a marine animal. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the ...

On occasion, twins are born, yet because females provide all of the parental care and the mother otter can't care for both twins, one is abandoned. Weighing up to five pounds, pups are born in the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Since otter pups are born with their eyes closed, the newborn searches for milk instinctively with its excellent sense of smell. It may be time to eat, but it looks like this exhausted mom and ...