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 feeling like she wasn't alone, she turned around to see an adorable sea otter lounging on the sand and wagging their tail. Yes, wagging their tail! Dogs are known for tail wagging out of joy ...

The last time I wrote about otters I stated that sea otters are in my top 10 list of “most appealing adult mammals.” First, they are engagingly cute, especially when ...

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 ...

While sharks likely spring to mind as one of the scariest animals in the ocean, surfers off the coast of Santa Cruz have lately been terrorized by something much cuter — a 5-year-old female sea ...

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… ...

An ornery, board-jacking sea otter is terrorizing surfers off the coast of Santa Cruz. ... “It’s a little scary. They seem so cute and docile, but these animals are predators.

Seeing an otter mounting a surfboard is delightful. But behind the viral sensation is a lesson about how humans can get too close to wild animals they love.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is warning people enjoying the waters in Santa Cruz about an aggressive sea otter that has been seen going after surfers.

San Jose State University marine professor David Ebert warned the animals are “actually pretty aggressive.” “They’re not as cute and cuddly as people tend to think,” he told the station.

It’s Sea Otter Awareness Week, which has been recognized for more than two decades. It started as a way to inform people about the vital role these animals play in coastal marine ecosystems.

A rabid river otter attacked and bit a Florida man over 40 times while the man was feeding ducks at a pond near his home on Sept. 27, according to the Palm Beach County Animal Care and Control and ...