This baby sea otter had been cast adrift, alone, on a wide, cold sea. And now it had stranded on Rialto Beach, at Olympic National Park. “It was a tiny pup, maybe 14 inches long.

Utterly charming, otters are web-footed animals that inhabit rivers and seas around North America, Asia, Europe, Africa, and ...

CHICAGO (AP) — An 8-week-old arrival from Alaska chirps loudly before devouring ice chips in the nursery at Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium. He is Pup EL2306 — proper name to be determined — a ...

An eight-week-old sea otter rescued from Seldovia, Alaska, peaks out of his enclosure at Shedd Aquarium Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, in Chicago. The otter was found alone and malnourished and was ...

An orphaned sea otter pup discovered alone on an Alaska beach is now getting 24/7 care, rescuers said. The young otter " was found unusually far from the water during low tide, and his mother was ...

Elfin the otter gets to the heart of a block of ice By Bailey Johnson February 14, 2012 / 2:53 PM EST / CBS News ...

Sea otters were once hunted nearly to extinction because their dense fur was valued as an insulator for clothing. Recent research shows the benefits and challenges of restoring otters in their ...

Most alarming was the unexpected association between DA exposure and heart disease risk according to sea otter age. Adults of prime reproductive age (~4 years old) that were exposed to high levels of ...

This adorable baby sea otter was stranded on a beach in Olympic National Park. Now 6 to 7 weeks old, he’s being nursed back to health at Seattle Aquarium. We’ll follow Rialto’s journey in ...

Penguin and otter manager Lana Gonzalez puts out ice chips for an eight-week-old sea otter rescued from Seldovia, Alaska, in his enclosure at Shedd Aquarium Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, in Chicago.