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.

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 ...

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.

Anglers and experts disagree on how a “nature-like fishway” will effect the lower Yuba River, with world-class trout and threatened salmon at stake.

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.

Otter attacks someone visiting Florida recreation complex, resulting in victim being hospitalized, investigators say. The otter has eluded capture.

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 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 .

Tilly, a 16-year-old otter, known for her motherly instincts and cameo on "30 Rock" has died. She was humanely euthanized April 30 due to declining health and old age, Or e gon Zoo said. "This is ...

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.