Meet the chungungo — also known as the marine otter and sea cat — the smallest sea otter in the world. The chungungo rarely grows beyond 45 inches (114 centimeters) in length and weighs just 6 ...

Why do sea otters hold hands? As you’ll see in this video, it is actually a rather clever sea otter survival strategy!

Local tribes and nonprofits have received a grant to lead the planning effort to bring back the furry mammals, which have ...

Unlike most marine mammals, sea otters are primarily insulated by fur, not blubber. In fact they have the densest fur in the animal kingdom. Sadly that thick, resplendent coat has also given otters ...

Wild sea otters are no longer such a rare sight along the eastern coast of Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost main island. Experts reckon there are now more than 50 of the endangered marine ...

A locally famous sea otter in Canada is gaining a reputation for violence after being spotted carrying around the bodies of dead river otters and using them for sexual purposes. Ollie, as he’s ...

Sea otter 841 foraging in shallow water in Santa Cruz, California It’s not just river otters making news this year. A female sea otter has been stealing boards from surfers off the coast of ...

Get the best of Vancouver in your inbox, every Tuesday and Thursday. Sign up for our free newsletter. If you already thought sea otters were cute, wait till you hear them squeaking. Last summer ...

RESEARCHERS ARE NOW CHECKING TO SEE IF THERE'S BEEN ANY IMPACT ACTION NEWS 8 CLIP#4884Ñ SEA OTTERS ARE A THREATENED SPECIES UNDER THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT. THERE'S ONLY ABOUT THREE THOUSAND IN ...

Disaster could follow. Africa's vultures are disappearing. Disaster could follow. Wolves hunt sea otters and seals, a startling find Wolves hunt sea otters and seals, a startling find Sea otters ...

They have the densest fur in the animal kingdom – a million hairs per square inch. Sea otters are the smallest marine mammals on earth. They have well rounded teeth adapted for crushing shells ...