Sea otters have naturally occurring nose scars from copulation and fighting, which can be used to identify individuals based on the size, shape and location of the scars. However, matching the scars ...

Nose bleeds are usually a result of a burst blood vessel following nose blowing with a cold or hay fever or a scratch inside the nose which is taking its time to get better. Once a child has had a ...

Text by Tracy Scott Forson Photographs selected by Donny Bajohr Whether in rivers, on land, or by the sea, otters are a sight to see. While some species are listed as threatened under the ...

"Sea otters," says marine biologist Jim Bodkin, " have absolutely the finest fur in the animal kingdom. If you've ever held one in your hands, you would know why. They have an incredibly dense and ...

Sea otter 841 foraging in shallow water in Santa Cruz, California It’s not just river otters making news this year. A female sea otter has been stealing boards from surfers off the coast of ...

You may have heard that otter recent story about the five-year-old female sea otter, dubbed Otter 841, in Santa Cruz, California, that’s been stealing people’s surfboards. As you can see by ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — In a rare event, two sea otters were spotted swimming and foraging in the waters near Cannon Beach ...

A new study has now shown that individual sea otters can consume large prey and lessen tooth damage by using tools after their preferred prey is not available. Most of these tool-using otters are ...

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 ...

A female sea otter floats in Monterey Bay, off the coast of California, with an anvil-like rock on her belly that she will use to help open the clam that she holds in her forepaws. (Jessica Fujii) ...

The sea otter is one of 13 species of otter and is a member of the weasel family. It can be found on the Pacific coasts of North America and Asia. Sea otters spend most of their lives in the water ...