Zoo New York is mourning 20-year-old Otis, the North American river otter, after he unexpectedly died on Friday. "As with any ...

JUPITER, Fla. (CBS12) — A wild otter faced off with a dog and person off Marlin Drive in Jupiter over the weekend, biting both. After being caught by Animal Care and Control, the Florida Department of ...

Scientists discovered that river otter droppings contain large numbers of parasites that infect the animals’ prey, indicating that otters may play a significant role in shaping local food webs.

Some animals just don't want to be caged. A Wisconsin zoo is officially giving up on a river otter after it escaped into the wild. They've declared it a wild animal. Louie the river otter escaped from ...

NORFOLK, Va. — The Virginia Zoo is mourning the loss of a 5-year-old Asian small-clawed otter named Alana, who passed away unexpectedly over the weekend. The zoo said in a social media post that Alana ...

JUPITER, Fla. — A 74-year-old man and a dog were each treated for rabies after they were bitten by a rabid river otter in a Jupiter neighborhood, according to the Florida Department of Health. A ...

SANTA CRUZ — The body arrived in a cooler, packed on blue ice. The sea otter had washed up on Pismo Beach the day before, with shark bites sunk deep into its hips and back legs — and scratches on its ...

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