“Beavers are always busy, but not the river otter,” he said. “Even the adults seem to have plenty of free time on their hands to engage in activities that appear to be play.” The American ...

“He’s the only sea otter in the immediate area, so the assumption is that he does this, kills the river otters ... Indeed, the fuzzy, hand-holding, tool-using animals have become somewhat ...

In this adorable video, a mother river otter persuades her reluctant baby to take a swim. The video, as seen on Jane Godley’s YouTube channel, offers a funny scene complete with narration.

The playful North American river otter is equally at home in the water and on land. It makes its home in a burrow near the water's edge, and can thrive in river, lake, swamp, or estuary ecosystems.

Be on the lookout for a pair of otters that escaped from the NEW Zoo in Suamico. Zoo officials say during the winter storm Thursday morning Louie and Ophelia, a pair of North American river otters ...