Otter Lovers

24/05/2020

13 Amazing otter facts

Discover our favourite incredible otter facts, including facts about sea otters, perhaps the cutest of them all.

23/05/2020

Sea mother and newborn notecard

22/05/2020

Baby otter rescued from busy street

The otter is being cared for by the Scottish SPCA after he was spotted wandering in Inverurie.

21/05/2020

15 fascinating facts about Otters

Things you otter know about these charismatic mammals found around the world.

20/05/2020

Watch this Otters!

19/05/2020

What drifting car tires can tell us about dead sea otters

Hakai Magazine explores science, society, and the environment in compelling narratives that highlight coastal life and phenomena.

18/05/2020

We've been systematycally underestimating sea Otter's historical habitat

Estuaries once harbored thousands of otters, and now conservationists want to extend recovery efforts to California’s largest estuary: San Francisco Bay.

18/05/2020

Asian small-clawed otter!

The smallest of all the 13 otter species, Asian small-clawed otters’ claws do not extend beyond the ends of their fingers and toes — thus the name. They use their dexterous paws to feel through mud, in crevices, and under rocks in search of their next meal of freshwater snails, clams, crabs, cra...

18/05/2020

16 Playful facts about otters

These adorable aquatic mammals are clever, chatty, and oddly aromatic.

18/05/2020

An update on beloved Sixteen-year-old rescue otter Tanu

From the moment she was discovered in 2004, orphaned and alone in the water by a boater near Sitka, Alaska, Tanu captured the hearts of everyone who met her. It is with great sadness that we share …

18/05/2020

Oldest southern sea otter in captivity dies in California

Charlie, the oldest southern sea otter held by any zoo or aquarium, has died in California

18/05/2020

North American River Otter

[caption id=attachment_11613 align=alignleft width=320] Photo by Tom Koerner/USFWS.[/caption] (Lontra canadensis) by Terry McNamara The sight of a group, or “romp,” of otters crossing the bank of a pond with their playful, loping gait can’t fail to elicit a smile. Sleek and weasel-like, these ...