Sea otters have powerful teeth and even more powerful bites – an estimated 615 pounds of force. That’s about as much as a ...

The sea otter’s grooming regimen will be familiar to anyone with a cat. Like cats, sea otters spend considerable time licking and biting their fur to keep it clean and conditioned. Also like cats, ...

It's even more critical we start this Monday on the right foot Watchers, as this is the Monday before April 1. Writer Nick M.

Mar. 12, 2025 — A critically endangered new species of killifish sampled from an ancient forest in Kenya in 2017 and 2018 has now been described. Nothobranchius sylvaticus, from the Latin ...

The International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources ranks sea otters as endangered on its Red List. Thanks to conservation activities, sea otter populations have increased to ...

When it’s time to forage, the mother sea otter wraps her baby in kelp to keep it from drifting away. Pups mature quickly and are weaned by the time they reach six months old. At this point, they will ...

Sea otters, or Enhydra lutris (their scientific name), have recently been spotted making kelp forests their new home. Sea ...