A TikTok video of a confident sea otter showing a fisherman a pebble it has been carrying around has gone viral - and social ...

Otters eat a variety of animals, such as clams, sea urchins and mussels, but they still fit green crabs into their diets in Elkhorn Slough. There are about 3,000 southern sea otters in California ...

Last summer, the Vancouver Aquarium started offering sea otter encounters, and the Straight had the chance to see what it was like to interact a little more closely with the aquarium’s fluffiest ...

Local tribes and nonprofits have received a grant to lead the planning effort to bring back the furry mammals, which have ...

I believe that no red sea urchins, no abalone and no clams are on the Central Coast because of the import of the northern sea otter (an alien species). Sea urchins, abalone and clams keep the reef ...

Unlike most marine mammals, sea otters are primarily insulated by fur, not blubber. In fact they have the densest fur in the animal kingdom. Sadly that thick, resplendent coat has also given otters ...

Watching animals experience snow for the first time is often a delight. And it's no different with Luna and Tofino, Vancouver ...

We're starting to realize how smart otters really are. They know how to play basketball. They know how to stack cups, They know how to use rocks to open clams. This type of tool use is ...

Otters carry large stones between their forepaws on these dives, used to dislodge prey and to break open shells. Their diet includes clams, crabs, sea urchins, starfish, abalone, and 40 different ...