Otter and mink are semi-aquatic mammals that resemble one another in quite a few ways. In fact, they are so similar that ...

Asian small-clawed otter coats are incredibly dense, containing around 450,000 hairs per square inch of fur. (For comparison, the average person has 100,000 hairs on their head.) ...

Rocket and Slinky, two adorable and rather mischievous Asian small-clawed otters, just celebrated their second birthday at the Denver Zoo. To say that their birthday bash was one big helping of ...

A zoo owner in Arizona donated the Asian small-clawed otter. For the past 14 months, Hadsell has been training "Splash" and turning sceptics into believers.

Sea otters will feed on sea urchins, crabs, abalones, snails, muscles, slow-moving fish, and clams. Meanwhile, Asian small otters and Cape clawless otters like to eat crabs, frogs, and snails.

Small-clawed otters and to a lesser extent the three other otter species found in Southeast Asia—the Eurasian otter, the smooth-coated otter, and the hairy-nosed otter—have become new stars of ...

Two Asian small-claw otters were put on exhibit on May 1 at the Cohanzick Zoo in Bridgeton. They are brothers, and the zoo will be conducting a naming contest fundraiser.

Suspected fibrocartilaginous embolus in Asian small-clawed otter (Aonyx cinereus). ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 11, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2025 / 04 / 250404122631.htm ...

After decades of using dogs to track the scent of missing people, Mike Hadsell of Peace River K9 Search and Rescue has added a new animal to his arsenal.

Rocket and Slinky, two adorable and rather mischievous Asian small-clawed otters, just celebrated their second birthday at the Denver Zoo. To say that their birthday bash was one big helping of ...