After missing from the Oregon coast for more than a century, sea otters are getting a step closer to staging a comeback. Local tribes and nonprofits have received a $1.56 million grant to lead the ...

You’ve likely seen those heartwarming images of darling little sea otters floating on their backs with their tiny hands clasped together as they bob along the waves. It’s super cute of course, but why ...

Cannon Beach is known as a tourist destination, but a pair of visitors spotted this week is causing a stir. Two sea otters were seen near Ecola Point on Friday. There has not been an established ...

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 ...

SEATTLE — The Seattle Aquarium has a new resident making a splash. Ruby, a southern sea otter from Monterey Bay Aquarium, arrived in Seattle this week and is already settling into her new home ...

There aren't many problems that a cute animal can't solve (at least temporarily). A sweet face or a fluffy fur coat can make anyone's heart soar, which is why many aquariums and zoos see long lines at ...

Current Global Field Program (GFP) graduate student Emily Williams of San Francisco, California, wrote an article for SevenSeas Media. In her article she details the conservation efforts taking place ...

Unlike most marine mammals, sea otters are primarily insulated by fur, not blubber. In fact they have the densest fur in the animal kingdom. Sadly that thick, resplendent coat has also given otters ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CHICAGO (AP) — An 8-week-old arrival from ...

The Seattle Aquarium just welcomed a new sea otter. Ruby is from Monterey Bay Aquarium and will be the first southern sea otter in their care. “We are so excited for everyone to meet Ruby,” Veronica ...