"A straight-up river otter in the Detroit River!" Eric Ste Marie says in the footage, taken on April 25. "Have you ever heard of something so controversial?" He added, "It's the last thing I was ...

If you live along the water but have never seen a river otter, it’s probably because they’re mostly nocturnal, and very shy. But these secretive creatures, and their parasites, hold lots of ...

Finn was treated for multiple bites after encountering otters in a California river in July. What’s behind this seeming flurry of otter attacks? Conservationist and river otter researcher Heide ...

The playful North American river otter is equally at home in the water and on land. It makes its home in a burrow near the water's edge, and can thrive in river, lake, swamp, or estuary ecosystems.

With the demise of the wolverine (Gulo luscus Linnaeus) in the Adirondacks in the late 1700’s or early 1800’s, the river otter became the region’s largest member of the weasel family. Adults weigh 5.4 ...

It takes a special breed of animal to handle the Michigan winter—and the river otter is better prepared than most. But preparation is half the battle, and it starts with a roll in the snow to ...

Sassy, who had turned 19 years old in January, was said to be under the watchful eyes of zoo staff as she long outlived the 12.3-year life expectancy for river otters. According to the zoo ...

An otter has been seen going onto the walkway along the River Exe in Exeter An otter has been repeatedly spotted coming in and out of a city centre river. The otter has been seen in daylight by ...

A young child is recovering after being dragged under the water and injured by a river otter at a marina, officials in Washington state said Thursday. The child and their mother were walking down a ...

The nocturnal exhibit at the Lake Superior Zoo is home to 12 Egyptian fruit bats and two African straw-colored fruit bats. Fruit bats eat fruit, as you probably can guess. This differs from ...

Sightings of otters in a Welsh river are on the rise following the launch of a programme to boost local wildlife. As many as five of the animals have been spotted in the River Cynon, after ...

Two river otters residing at Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium died after their evacuation from the facility on City Island, in response to Hurricane Milton. Mote announced their deaths ...