In the wilds of South America, one animal strikes fear into the hearts of even the fiercest predators: the Giant Otter, also ...

The Cincinnati Zoo has some tiny new stars — and they're already making a big splash. The Cincinnati Zoo has some tiny new ...

In April 2023, fishermen caught a Eurasian otter in their net in the Karnali River, western Nepal, and reported the finding to researchers. A new study now confirms that this marks the northernmost ...

Conservationists released family of giant river otters in Iberá wetlands, a first-of-its-kind reintroduction for species considered locally extinct for decades.

A family of giant river otters was released into the Iberá National Park in northeast Argentina on July 1. The endangered species, with no known breeding populations in Argentina over the past 40 ...

River otters can have negative impacts on other animals. One example is a large population of common snapping turtles that was studied for more than 15 years in Canada.