Poor Molly was close to a bag of bones when they first meet, trying to crack her way into a crab - apparently otters lose more ... incredibly cute on her own. The documentary makes for great ...

Illinois may be know as the Land of Lincoln, but the attractions it offers for kids and families go beyond the 16th president and the Windy City. There are lots of fun, quirky, active, outdoorsy, ...

Because of their high metabolic rates, sea otters are especially vulnerable to disturbances that can increase their energy ...

As ice thins, they scamper across it to find or make their own holes. Agile swimmers, they slip down into frigid water and, often within a few minutes, pop back up. They pull themselves onto the ice ...

Growing up as the child of an avid gardener, my earliest memories are of my mother's gloved hands working the earth, showing ...

New research in The Journal of Wildlife Management reveals how human activities affect the behavior and energy expenditure of southern sea otters.

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After missing from the Oregon coast for more than a century, sea otters are getting a step closer to staging a comeback. Local tribes and nonprofits have received a $1.56 million grant to lead the ...

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When sea otters were reintroduced along the coastlines of islands in Southern California and British Columbia, researchers saw kelp forests return to areas that were destroyed by sea urchins.