A river otter pulled a young child underwater in Washington state Thursday morning while a mother and child walked on a marina dock, wildlife officials said. The otter continued to attack as the ...

The Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife reported that the young child was walking down a dock at a Seattle-area marina when an otter grabbed them and dragged them away Charlotte Phillipp is a ...

MONTEREY — Behind the towering glass walls and shimmering cerulean exhibits at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, a sea otter named Selka paddles around an above-ground pool, a fluffy pup clutched to her ...

Otters are carnivorous mammals in the Lutrinae branch of the diverse Mustelidae family, which includes weasels, badgers, stoats, wolverines, and ferrets, among others. There are 13 living otter ...

The last confirmed sighting of the marine mammal in question, known as Otter 841, was in May 2024. However, surfers reported multiple otter-related incidents in October 2025, suggesting she might be ...

MONTEREY — On-call staff members at the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s sea otter rescue and conservation program rescued a six-month-old otter stranded on San Carlos Beach in July. She was emaciated and ...

MONTEREY — On-call staff members at the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s sea otter rescue and conservation program rescued a six-month-old otter stranded on San Carlos Beach in July. She was emaciated and ...

Experts study southern sea otters to ensure their longtime survival on California’s coast. Adored by many for its cuddly appearance, the threatened southern sea otter is a voracious predator that ...

After nearly 30,000 respondents took part in a one-day online poll, the Monterey Bay Aquarium has announced the name of its newest sea otter pup: Opal. The aquarium plans to have Opal make her public ...

Global pop star and apparent otter-enthusiast Taylor Swift, in the movie that helped launch her “The Life of a Showgirl” album, wore a vintage, otter-themed T-shirt from California’s Monterey Bay ...