Sea otters give birth year-round, and we were fortunate enough to find a female who had just given birth to a pup just moments before. The female held the newly born baby in her front paws and ...

Unlike river otters, marine otters aren't great at regulating ... prey back to the den to nourish their offspring. Females give birth to one to three pups, which stay with their mothers for ...

The sea otter is one of 13 species of otter and is a member of the weasel family. It can be found on the Pacific coasts of North America and Asia. Sea otters spend most of their lives in the water ...

They start eating solid foods shortly after birth, but are dependent on their mothers for up to a year. Pups start diving within two months. LIFE CYCLE: Male sea otters live between 10 and 15 years, ...

After centuries of overhunting by fur traders, sea otters have largely disappeared from the Oregon and Northern California ...