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 ...

When it comes to river otters and hunting, ease is the name of the game. River otters are semi-aquatic ambush predators who do most of their hunting in the water.

Sea otters are much larger than their river-dwelling cousins. Sea otters in California reach 50 to 70 pounds, while those in Alaska can weigh up to 100 pounds.

River otters can have negative impacts on other animals. One example is a large population of common snapping turtles that was studied for more than 15 years in Canada.

A family of giant river otters was released into the Iberá National Park ... a mammal declared extinct in Argentina has been brought back.” The endangered giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) is the ...

The river otter dragged the child underwater, and continued to attack the family as they fled. San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images. The victim, Jen Royce, ...

The WDFW said that officers received a report at around 9:30 a.m. from the child's mother, who said a river otter pulled her child off the dock they were walking down.

A killer otter snuck into downtown Orlando’s Lake Eola and slaughtered two swans and a duck before officials captured it.

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 river otter continued to pursue them as they left the dock. The child, whose name and gender were not released, was treated at St. Michael Medical Center in Silverdale, the Kitsap Sun reported .