Sea otter mamas are parenting on hard mode. They give birth in the water, to blind, helpless infants who have to be carried ...

Tucked in a small habitat in Shedd Aquarium’s Polar Play Zone, a group of tiny orange-brown sea stars tell a much bigger ...

Like river otters, sea otter pups also need swimming lessons from their parents. Baby sea otters spend a lot of their time in the first month or two hanging out on their mom’s bellies and ...

The zoo is bubbling with excitement as it introduces its newest, and possibly cutest, residents: four North American river otter pups. Born to proud parents Tilly and Winston, who have been zoo ...

New modeling method helped researchers understand why kelp forests returned more slowly in Southern California than in British Columbia ...

Adorably fuzzy sea otters aren’t just cute. The marine mammals serve a crucial role, helping to restore the giant kelp forests they rely on by removing their top predators, the sea urchins.

The sea otter is one of 13 species of otter and is a member of the weasel family. It can be found on the Pacific coasts of North America and Asia. Sea otters spend most of their lives in the water ...