Lilly Reames (from left), trainer for sea lions and sea otters at the Shedd Aquarium, speaks to visitors Liz Brown and Madison Culbertson as they vote Wednesday for a new name for Sea Otter 937.

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Otters are carnivorous mammals in the Lutrinae branch of the diverse Mustelidae family, which includes weasels, badgers, stoats, wolverines, and ferrets, among others. There are 13 living otter ...

‘Otters and fishermen have been living together ever since man took to fishing’ Meet Maya and her family, the four-footed stars of My Otter Diary, a new documentary on smooth-coated otters ...

River otters in Western Pennsylvania: An environmental success story North American river otters once lived in every major river system in Pennsylvania. But because of development, otters largely ...

SEA OTTERS HAVE BEEN ABSENT from the Oregon Coast ever since the early 1900s, victims of the voracious fur trade, but their relationship to coastal tribes is long and special.

Otters are well known for their playful, energetic, and inquisitive behavior. However, did you know that otter play has a purpose other than just having fun? Or that otters are some of the most ...

Over the past 24 months in the Midwest, the otters have mastered motherhood, learning from the staff at Shedd the skills they need to be surrogate moms to orphaned otter pups. Equipped with their ...

Two 6-week-old otter pups were discovered last week outside a Navy base building after their mother was killed by a car. They’re being cared for by a wildlife rehabilitator in Newport News un… ...

The Erie Otters, despite the owner's death, a murky coaching change and injuries to elite players, won their first OHL playoff series in eight years.

If you see a furry head with whiskers pop up in a local creek or wetland, it may be an otter. Or it may be a beaver.River otters were re-introduced to Western New York in the late 1990s after they ...

Two river otters weaseled their way out of their Wisconsin zoo enclosure last week during a winter storm, appearing on security camera footage cavorting across the snow.