The sea otter’s grooming regimen will be familiar to anyone with a cat. Like cats, sea otters spend considerable time licking ...

A sea otter feeding in Glacier Bay, Alaska photographed by scientist Jim Bodkin. Click image for a larger view. Ironically, it is the otter's fur that brought the animal to the brink of extinction.

Pups start diving within two months. LIFE CYCLE: Male sea otters live between 10 and 15 years, while females live slightly longer, from 15 to 20 years. FEEDING: Underneath each of the sea otter's ...

An abandoned sea otter is the newest resident at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. The aquarium is now asking the public to choose ...

When sea otters were reintroduced along the coastlines ... integral to maintaining harmony in coastal reef ecosystems: by feeding on sea urchins, they in turn maintained the health of kelp forests ...

In California’s Monterey Bay, where the vast Pacific Ocean meets lush kelp forests, sea otters, especially the females, are becoming more resourceful. These charismatic marine mammals, known for ...

“The sea otters currently seen off the coast of eastern Hokkaido came from the Habomai islets with their young to seek out new feeding areas,” Hattori said. Cape Tofutsu in Hamanaka ...

Monterey Bay Aquarium is asking the public to name its newest sea otter addition. "We’re otterly excited to announce that, in the coming weeks, we’ll welcome a brand-new resident sea otter to ...