Sea otters are one of nature’s most fascinating creatures, beloved for their playful personalities and critical role in ...

Alaska is one of the few places with a legal sea otter fur trade. The species is listed as endangered in some areas, but in Southeast Alaska they’re booming. As part of CoastAlaska’s “Alaska Made” ...

Dr. Shawn Larson studies otters and how they can recover imperiled ecosystems. Dr. Shawn Larson spends her days in the field watching her favorite fuzzy sea mammal ride the waves of the Pacific Ocean.

Underwater surfaces can get grimy as they accumulate dirt, algae and bacteria, a process scientists call “fouling.” But furry mammals like beavers and otters that spend most of their lives wet manage ...

cMadonna Moss set out to answer a simple question, and through in-depth research she came up with a complex answer. The University of Oregon anthropology professor and curator of zooarchaeology for ...

Sea otters are famed for their luscious pelts, but the fur almost led to their extinction. By 1938, only a tiny population of ~50 remained clinging to the central California coast. Since then, the ...

Q. You once said diamondback terrapins were your favorite turtle. What is your favorite mammal? A. Tough question, because all puppies and kittens, indeed most baby mammals, are engaging. But sea ...

Carley Thayer’s work is connected to both distant and immediate relatives. Thayer makes earrings and accessories from harvested sea otter fur and pays homage to her Aleut forefathers under the banner ...

Brook, the oldest known female southern fur sea otter in captivity, died, the Aquarium of the Pacific said in a statement on Wednesday, Jan. 30. (Photo by Brittany Murray, Press Telegram/SCNG) The ...

Los Angeles They’re cute, furry, and when they’re not chasing each other around kelp forests, they’re floating on their backs like miniature teddy bears. Hunted nearly to extinction for their ...

A sea otter enjoyed whirling around her new habitat at the Cincinnati Zoo on Wednesday, November 19, after the zoo welcomed ...

Lowering it gently into the water, the pup floated helplessly on its back, rolling around as if it were on a thick quilt.