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On March 8, a precious sea otter named Bixby went viral simply for grooming herself and being adorable, but no one is arguing one bit. You don't have to do much to make fans go wild when you're as ...
But sea otters qualify for my top 10 list of “most appealing adult mammals” and not just because they are cute. They are one of the most resilient animals in the world.
Most people think of sea otters as cute, fuzzy creatures cracking open shellfish - but some are skilled and fearless octopus hunters. In this episode, we follow the surprising predatory side of ...
The first male sea otter arrived in the Elkhorn Slough, 35 miles north of Bixby Cove, in the late 1990s. Only in the early 2000s did females arrive, and soon thereafter pups, said Wasson.
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 ...
Sea otters are much larger than their river-dwelling cousins. Sea otters in California reach 50 to 70 pounds, while those in Alaska can weigh up to 100 pounds.
A surfer off the coast of Santa Cruz, California, was confronted by an otter while he was out catching some waves.Nick Ericksen is usually the one riding his surfboard, but when he left it empty ...
A 5-year-old sea otter born in captivity and released into the wild has been aggressively approaching surfers, hopping onto and biting their boards, and wildlife authorities are looking to return t… ...