In parts of the ocean where sea otters face stark competition for their favorite kinds of food, some otters are getting by with the help of tools — like rocks and even glass bottles — that let them ...

Sea otters are one of the few animals that use rocks and other objects to access their food, and a new study has found that individual sea otters that use tools—most of whom are female—can eat larger ...

Sea otter mamas are parenting on hard mode. They give birth in the water, to blind, helpless infants who have to be carried around on their bellies for weeks, nursing them while holding them on their ...

Their fur is so soft it almost led to their extinction, but otters’ recovery has been a boon to Pacific kelp forests, a key ...

Sea Otter Awareness Week is celebrated annually from September 21 to September 27 to highlight not only why the keystone marine mammal needs to continue to be protected, but also the threats the ...

The more prolonged the exposure of sea otters and their offspring are to human activities, the higher the likelihood that ...

A sea otter in Santa Cruz, California, is known for harassing surfers and stealing their surfboards.

The mother recently unexpectedly gave birth at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. — -- A wild sea otter gave the Monterey Bay Aquarium in Monterey, Calif. a pleasant surprise when she gave birth to an ...

The victim did not sustain an injury in the incident. A California sea otter recently captured the internet's attention after stealing a surfer's board at Steamer Lane, a popular Santa Cruz surf spot.