It’s Sea Otter Awareness Week, which means it’s a great time to learn about everyone’s favorite aquatic fluffball! And the first thing you “otter” know about sea otters is that they are ...

Recovering sea otter populations are helping to restore the local ecoystem. By Julia Jacobo. January 31, 2024, 11:01 AM. 1:44. A sea otter is seen in Elkhorn Slough, California, in 2019.

Ryder is a 19-month-old sea otter that was rescued off of the California coast after getting separated from its mother. ... Ryder made the 3,000 mile airplane and van journey to Brooklyn.

If and when search teams capture her, Otter 841 will spend the rest of her life in captivity, away from the natural population. The otter's behavior is unusual, but it follows a familiar pattern ...

MONTEREY BAY, CALIF. — The 2½-week-old sea otter cried for help. Stranded in a tide pool after heavy winds and strong surf near the edge of the bay, it was ashore and alone. When Sandrine Hazan ...

Sea otter mamas must spend many hours a day grooming the dense fur of their offspring. Related: Rescue Sea Otter Loves to 'Hold Hands' With Aquarium Guests and It's Downright Precious.

The 5-year-old female southern sea otter in the Santa Cruz area is exhibiting "concerning and unusual behaviors," the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service told USA TODAY.

The 5-year-old female southern sea otter was first seen hijacking surfboards in Santa Cruz last September. Officials successfully drove the otter away from the area, but she has since returned.

A rescued northern sea otter pup plays with toys in his behind-the-scenes enclosure at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium on Dec. 7, 2023. The otter was found alone and malnourished and taken to the Alaska ...

California wildlife officials are hoping to apprehend a 5-year-old sea otter, who has a knack for riding the waves after committing longboard larceny. By Annie Roth Annie Roth lives in Santa Cruz ...

Sea otter life isn’t always about splashing in the waves and lounging in the kelp. “These animals are so much like us,” said Teri Nicholson, a research biologist at the Monterey Bay Aquarium.

An adult sea otter can weigh 30 to 100 pounds, and reach 5 feet in length. Since then, Woodward has witnessed three more encounters and has heard about plenty more.