While sea otters spend the majority of their time in the water, river otters will often run and play on land. This leads to some interesting behavior that reminds us of fun childhood games: the “run ...

Dr. Heide Island's new book is a beautifully written exposé of these mysterious charismatic, intelligent, emotional, sentient ...

The last time I wrote about otters, I stated that sea otters are in my top 10 list of “most appealing adult mammals.” First, they are engagingly cute, especially when floating on the ocean’s surface ...

A Journey Through the Natural History of Otters and Why They Matter by Heide Island, PhD, to be published on 4/28/26 by Avery ...

They're tiny!

1. Otter ecology and its background -- 2. Pen pictures. Thirteen otters of the world : some natural history -- Europe -- Common or Eurasian otter, Lutra lutra -- North America -- River otter, or North ...

Otters are among the few animals known to use tools while feeding. From cracking shellfish with stones to storing favourite ...

A river otter pulled a young child underwater in Washington state Thursday morning while a mother and child walked on a marina dock, wildlife officials said. The otter continued to attack as the ...

Soon, the Vancouver Aquarium will only have six sea otters. The sealife attraction and home for rescued marine mammals is ...