The Sea Otter Classic and Pebble Beach Food and Wine events have brought visitors from across the country and internationally to Monterey, boosting local businesses and causing traffic delays.

Some coastal wolves in Alaska have toxic levels of mercury in their bodies after shifting from a terrestrial diet of deer and ...

Sea otters are marine mammals and will spend the majority of their lives in the water. Conversely, river otters are semi-aquatic and mostly live on land, using water for food and transportation.

Some otters rely on tools to bust open hard-shelled prey items like snails, and a new study suggests this tool use is helping them to survive as their favorite, easier-to-eat foods disappear.

The sea otter forages for food while her pup floats in a kelp bed on Oct. 24, 2023. (Photo by Mark Woodward / Native Santa Cruz) While caring for her newborn, ...

The Sea Otter Classic and Pebble Beach Food and Wine events have brought visitors from across the country and internationally to Monterey, boosting local businesses and causing traffic delays.