In parts of the ocean where sea otters face stark competition for their favorite kinds of food, some otters are getting by with the help of tools — like rocks and even glass bottles — that let them ...

Floating around in the water is what sea otters tend to do, but a specific otter spotted floating near the Morro Bay State Park Marina over the past few days caught the attention of local rescuers.

Kevin and Chloe, two southern sea otters, arrived at the Cincinnati Zoo on Nov. 17, and have since made Sea Otter Coast their home. “They went right out and played in the waterfall and did flips in ...

In Monterey Bay, California, southern sea otters face food scarcity as their preferred prey, urchins and abalone, have declined due to climate change, overfishing and other environmental factors. To ...

You’ve likely seen those heartwarming images of darling little sea otters floating on their backs with their tiny hands clasped together as they bob along the waves. It’s super cute of course, but why ...

It was a foggy October afternoon on the central California coast when the Marine Mammal Center got a call on their public ...

CANNON BEACH, Ore. — Two sea otters were spotted at Ecola Point in Cannon Beach. An Oregon nonprofit based in Siletz, the Elakha Alliance, said volunteers first saw the otters on Friday. The sighting ...

Researchers examining a century of ocean maps made an exciting discovery linking sea otter populations to kelp forests: Where sea otters thrive, so do these critical underwater habitats. The research ...

Canadian researchers find higher concentrations of PFAS in sea otters near shipping routes and coastal cities.

California ( KSBY) -- A sea otter pup was reunited with its mom in Morro Bay and the heartwarming video has caught the ...

When people talk about sea otters, the words “cute,” “cuddly,” and “curious” often come to mind. But now you can add another descriptor to that list -- climate change fighters. Along the West Coast ...

Sea otters are known for using tools, but not all of them do. A new study finds those that use tools have better survival odds in a world where their traditional food sources are changing. You've ...