Otis, a 20-year-old North American river otter, died unexpectedly at Zoo New York in Watertown on Friday. Necropsy results ...

WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - Otis, a North American river otter at Watertown’s Zoo New York, died unexpectedly on Friday at ...

Scientists discovered that river otter droppings contain large numbers of parasites that infect the animals’ prey, indicating that otters may play a significant role in shaping local food webs.

A second giant otter, Romo, has died at the Roger Williams Park Zoo just days after the death of his brother, Fernando. Romo, who was nearly 14, was euthanized after an exam revealed his cancer had ...

According to the South Dakota Game Fish and Parks (GFP), the harvest limit of 30 otters was met Friday around 9:15 a.m. River otters captured in existing traps for the next 24 hours are legal, but ...

Zoo visitors can now say, "Hello!" to sea otters for the very first time at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden. Kevin and Chloe, two southern sea otters, arrived at the Cincinnati Zoo on Nov. 17, ...

PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) -- A river otter made an unexpected visit to Crooked River Middle School in Central Oregon, wandering from a nearby river to the school grounds. The curious otter was seen ...

Filmmaker Charlie Hamilton James follows the story of three curious river otter orphans in Wisconsin and visits otters all over the globe. Inaki Relanzon Nature If you’ve ever caught sight of sleek ...

Splash the otter was bored. So, he did what any intelligent mammal with dexterous paws would do. He pushed his plastic sleeping crate across the room and up against the door. Splash then hopped onto ...