Sea otters are one of nature’s most fascinating creatures, beloved for their playful personalities and critical role in marine ecosystems. From their dense fur to their impressive tool use, these ...

Sea otters are the heaviest members of the weasel family, and their fur is deeply luxurious and dense. And for good reason. Unlike most marine mammals, they don’t have a layer of blubber under their ...

Their fur is so soft it almost led to their extinction, but otters’ recovery has been a boon to Pacific kelp forests, a key habitat for other sealife Sea otters use their agile, grippy forepaws to ...

Source: Heide Island Otters are fascinating intelligent, emotional, and sentient beings. I’ve had the pleasure of watching them romp around and hang out with their friends. Most people will never see ...

Few animal images spread across the internet quite as reliably as a pair of sea otters floating on their backs, paws clasped ...

Southern sea otters living along California’s coast are struggling in warmer seas, with new threats and changing food sources. They, like the other two sea otter subspecies, are classified as ...

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 ...

Sunday, September 21, marks the start of Sea Otter Awareness Week on the Central Coast and across the country. It's a time to celebrate and learn about the, which are an important part of oceanic ...

Sea otters resting at the ocean surface face a simple but serious problem: currents can scatter a sleeping group across open water, leaving individuals exposed and alone. Federal researchers have ...

Sea otters are one of nature's most fascinating creatures, beloved for their playful personalities and critical role in marine ecosystems. From their dense fur to their impressive tool use, these ...

New modeling method helped researchers understand why kelp forests returned more slowly in Southern California than in British Columbia. When sea otters were reintroduced along the coastlines of ...