Holding hands—known as “rafting” in scientific terms—is a way for sea otters to stay connected and avoid drifting apart while they sleep. By holding onto one another, they create a sort of ...

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

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

In part 1 of my recent trip to coastal Alaska we had very close encounter with a mating pair of brown bears. After nearly a week photographing the bears we flew out of the wilderness and back to ...

Most folks are also probably familiar with the cute and fuzzy sea otters of ... are awake at night and sleep during the day. They're also generally very shy. River otters are top-level predators ...

FUKUOKA--Only three sea otters remain at aquariums in Japan, and they are now treated like rock stars because of their advancing years. Japan was once home to dozens of the cute mammals.

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. I write about the ocean, climate change, and the future of our planet. Along the coast of British Columbia, Canada, researchers have been ...

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 ...