It might seem like she's ignoring him, but this is independence in the otter world. She keeps her baby just close enough so ...

On the roof of the Monterey Bay Aquarium in Monterey, Calif., in a large plastic tank, a sea otter mother named Abby floats with her adopted pup, known as 671. For up to nine months, Abby will raise ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – They’re cute and fun to look at, but these otters are causing some trouble underneath docks and boats on Lake Taneycomo. Several of these critters have been spotted sneaking around ...

Sue Spector was kayaking with her husband down the pristine Braden River in western Florida when she spotted an otter. Spector, 77, from Sarasota, turned around in her boat early Sunday morning and, ...

Even though dogs and cats have earned a permanent place in people’s hearts plenty of other adorable animals out there can press our awww buttons at will. Otters, for example, are all kinds of frackin’ ...

It’s Sea Otter Awareness Week, which has led a zoo and an aquarium to try to one-up up each other with cute otter posts. It’s a game where everybody wins. On Wednesday, the Oregon Zoo posted a picture ...

While surfing at Steamer Lane, a popular surf spot, 21-year-old Isabella Orduna felt a “nip” on her foot. She rolled into the ...

Baby animals have an adorable, unique way of capturing our hearts. From a litter of newborn puppies to the baby king crab who took the Internet by storm, these tiny creatures never fail to bring ...

Videos abound on the internet of otters “juggling” by rotating rocks quickly between their paws, but there hasn’t been a lot of research on why otters juggle. A paper published today in Royal Society ...

Playful North American river otters often sound like squeaky toys as they wrestle each other, slide down riverbanks or frolic in water. Spotting these cute, furry animals is not only good fun, it’s ...

A sea otter plays in the water in Monterey, Calif. On the roof of the Monterey Bay Aquarium in Monterey, Calif., in a large plastic tank, a sea otter mother named Abby floats with her adopted pup, ...