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.

After weeks of training behind-the-scenes, the Monterey Bay Aquarium's newest sea otter, Opal, officially joined the sea otter exhibit. Visitors can now see Opal playing with her "raftmates," sea ...

Chicagoans vote to name Shedd Aquarium's newest sea otter Over 50 people had voted in person Wednesday morning, choosing among the names Esa, Jade, Marina and Rey for the 3-year-old female sea ...

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 ...

After two years of parentening training at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium, southern sea otters Suri and Willow returned to the Aquarium of the Pacific in California so they can be surrogate moms to ...

A two-year-old sea otter rescued in Marina, California by Monterey Bay Aquarium in June 2022 has moved to the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago for training to become a surrogate mom. The otter will learn ...

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 ...

A two-year-old sea otter was rescued in Marina, California and has been moved to the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago where she will begin training to become a surrogate mom for pups.

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 ...

Southern sea otter pup Bennett is set to make his debut at SeaWorld San Diego after being rescued as a newborn from Pebble Beach and rehabilitated by the Monterey Bay Aquarium and SeaWorld staff.