Santa Cruz is a haven for newborn sea otters and their (protective) mamas, and a local expert shares the best places around ...

Newborn baby otters explore and play together, radiating boundless energy and charm.

A baby otter has been found and rescued in Essex after its mother was found dead not long after it was born. Last weekend, otter lover Tiffany Walters shared a desperate post on Facebook after finding ...

Discover a charming zoo in Bloomington, Illinois, where you can get up close to amazing animals without the crowds or long ...

Adorable otter pups will soon be leaving Lakes Aquarium to settle into their new home. Half-term visitors to Lakes Aquarium are being offered one final chance to enjoy the playful antics of the three ...

That yawn is everything!

Contrary to popular belief, water moccasins and cottonmouth snakes are the same snakes. Both terms refer to the same species, Agkistrodon piscivorus, a venomous water snake in North America. Read on ...

From sparks flying during The OC’s Spider-Man snog to love stories so powerful they make you weep, Guardian writers pick the television couples whose tales never fail to make hearts pound ...

Explore these top wildlife adventures, from the plains of the Serengeti to the volcanic islands of the Galápagos ...

If a glacier calves in the Alaskan wilderness – shards shearing from a mammoth, mesmerisingly blue ice shelf, exploding into the sea like a skyscraper demolition – and a boat load of cruisers isn’t ...

Spring transforms one of California’s most wildlife-rich coastal landscapes into a living nature show. Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve in Monterey County draws visitors eager to see ...