The sea otter belongs to the Mustelidae family, which includes carnivorous animals such as skunks, weasels, wolverines and badgers. Sea otters’ diets comprises sea urchins, crabs, mussels and clams.

Sea otters are the smallest marine mammals, but they have some incredible adaptations to thrive in the ocean. Unlike seals and whales, they don’t have a thick layer of blubber to keep them warm.

Sea otters are keystone species in kelp forests. Kelp forests rely on the top-down pressure sea otters exert via predation on sea urchins. By controlling the sea urchin population, they help manage ...

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 ...

Get the best of Vancouver in your inbox, every Tuesday and Thursday. Sign up for our free newsletter. If you already thought sea otters were cute, wait till you hear them squeaking. Last summer ...

Camping reservations set an event record. MONTEREY, Calif. (BRAIN) — Let James Ayres, Haro Bike’s director of North American sales, put the spotlight on this season’s Sea Otter Classic: “It literally ...

A locally famous sea otter in Canada is gaining a reputation for violence after being spotted carrying around the bodies of dead river otters and using them for sexual purposes. Ollie, as he’s ...

Sea otters are among the world’s most playful and adorable animals. They are beloved for their charming antics and cuddly appearance. Otters are social animals, and in the wild, live together in ...

Two sea otters frolic in the waters near the Alaskan coast. After centuries of overhunting by fur traders, sea otters have largely disappeared from the Oregon and Northern California coasts. But the ...

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