Ecologists have long observed that when food becomes scarce, animal populations exploit a wider range of food sources. So scientists studying southern sea otters at different sites in California’s ...

AP, is a disease caused by parasitic worms. A seabird or shorebird consumes the parasite, which matures and lays eggs inside ...

North American river otters can grow to four feet long from tip to tail. The phrase “this place is a pigsty” might need to be replaced with “this place is an otter latrine.” Particularly the busy ...

Sea otters are often portrayed as lovable and relaxed animals that spend their time goofing around. Or, simply floating on their backs in the water with their special rock. While this image is ...

North American river otters eat, play and defecate in the same place. And their unhealthy habits make them ideal for detecting future health threats in the environment. Kristen Goodhue A North ...

North American river otters have lived for a long time in Chesapeake Bay, yet relatively little is known about how their surroundings impact them. So what does daily life for river otters on the ...

Some coastal wolves in Alaska, U.S., have toxic levels of mercury in their bodies after shifting from a terrestrial diet of deer and moose to a marine diet heavy with sea otters, new research finds.

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 ...

Alaska’s wolves are turning to the ocean for food, hunting sea otters and revealing how ecosystems overlap at the coast.

Join Micayla from the Lake Superior Zoo as she preps meals for the otters! Get a behind-the-scenes.. Join Micayla from the Lake Superior Zoo as she preps meals for the otters! Get a behind-the-scenes ...