“That pup is really relying on everything it learns from the mother to be able to survive in the ocean,” Zink said, adding ...

A team of wildlife experts reunited a lost sea otter pup with its mother near Morro Bay on the Central California coast Oct. 20. The otter pup, named Caterpillar, was found stranded on ...

Using a Bluetooth speaker, a recording of its cries and a small boat, staff and volunteers from The Marine Mammal Center were ...

MARTIN COUNTY — Sheriff John Budensiek said Splash, a search-and-rescue otter, is one of the most fascinating tools he has seen law enforcement use in a long time, and the Sheriff's Office will be ...

A wild moment off the California coast shows a sea otter grappling with a horn shark—and the internet can’t get enough. What looks playful at first may actually be a rare predation attempt caught on ...

Animal care team members from Shedd Aquarium in Chicago recently collaborated with the Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward to help rehabilitate a stranded three-month-old sea otter pup. Six weeks ago, a ...

A sea otter is stealing surfers' boards in Santa Cruz's Steamer Lane. One incident promoted an emergency water rescue by the Santa Cruz Fire Department. The incidents are reminiscent of the surfboard ...