Sea otters are North America’s smallest marine mammal, weighing just 30 to 100 pounds, but their appetites are huge. They burn calories at three times the rate expected for their size, chomping on ...

Advocates say Southern sea otters are thriving in California’s Elkhorn Slough, but could face new risks if a proposed law change weakens the Endangered Species Act.

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It might be among the first mammals to go extinct in North America after colonization. But can scientists prove it was even a distinct species? Ian Rose In the 19th century, Indigenous people and ...

The United States is home to two species of sea otters that float on the ocean in groups called rafts. Image: Linda Dron. Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 ...

The giant sea stars, recognizable for their many arms, kept the urchin population in check, with the help of sea otters, lobsters and some large fishes. That balance allowed the local kelp forests to ...

Sophia is your community news reporter covering the North Coast of San Luis Obispo County, including Los Osos, Morro Bay, Cayucos, Cambria and San Simeon. It’s Sea Otter Awareness Week, and in Morro ...

Stunning microscopic footage has captured the moment a translucent baby sea urchin crawled across a bed of red algae. The video earned fifth place in the annual Nikon Small World in Motion competition ...

FUZZY, FROLICSOME, FASCINATING: Otter enthusiasts regularly make their way to the Central Coast, all to see if they can have a sighting of something furry, whiskery, and wonderful. You never know when ...