The California sea otter, once hunted to the edge of extinction, has staged a thrilling comeback in the last century. Now, a team of scientists has discovered that the otters' success story has led to ...

Sea otters are terminally cute critters and a delight to view rolling and diving in the kelp canopy of Monterey Bay, where some 3,000 endangered southern otters play an essential role in maintaining ...

Gena Bentall paddled her kayak deep into Elkhorn Slough on the lookout for the flip of a tail or the bob of a head. About a mile in, sea otters bobbed in the water everywhere. Some dove under the ...

The return of sea otters and their voracious appetites has helped rescue a section of California marshland, a new study shows. Sea otters eat constantly and one of their favorite snacks is the striped ...

California sea otters maintain a warm body temperature in cold waters, which increases their energy demands to about three ...

Rey is teaching Sunny, about two weeks old, all her adopted baby needs to know to fend for herself ...

The return of sea otters and their voracious appetites has helped rescue a section of California marshland, a new study shows. Sea otters eat constantly and one of their favorite snacks is the striped ...

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