While sea otters spend the majority of their time in the water, river otters will often run and play on land. This leads to ...

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River Otters are carnivorous mammals – distantly related to dogs and cats, members of the weasel family, and close relatives ...

In addition, river otters frequently present a condition called delayed implantation, in which fertilized eggs are held in stasis inside the mother for several months before beginning to develop.

The otters, named Louie and Ophelia, enlarged an opening in their enclosure and escaped. — Read the rest The post River otters break out their zoo to play in the snow appeared first on Boing Boing.

River otters in Chesapeake Bay reveal their diet and role in disease control through scat analysis by Maryland scientists.

North American river otters eat, play and defecate in the same place. And their unhealthy habits make them ideal for ...

New Study Offers First Look at Diet and Ecology of River Otters in Chesapeake Bay ...

The presence of parasites in the otter scat could mean that they are important ecosystem engineers. According to Lohan, the otters may be helping the overall prey populations by eating these animals ...

River otters on Long Island face roadkill dangers as they navigate altered landscapes, impacting their recolonization efforts after a 200-year absence.

Scientists know little about the elusive river otters living along the East Coast, but a new study inspired by one bizarre, ...

When a North American river otter left behind some weird looking poo on a dock in Maryland and got caught by a wildlife ...