For 40 years, scientists have been monitoring the Neotropical otter (Lontra longicaudis) along the southern coast of Brazil. A study published in Estuarine Management and Technologies reveals that ...

La Jolla Cove, in California’s marine sanctuary, took first place in Tripadvisor's 2026 Travelers' Choice Best of the Best ...

This Monterey County estuary lets visitors see sea otters, baby seals, and shorebirds thriving just steps from scenic marsh trails and viewing platforms.

In the wild, sea otters don't usually sleep in one long stretch. Instead, they take short naps while floating on their backs at the water's surface, often holding paws in groups called "rafts" to stay ...

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

Fort Ross offers a rare look at California’s Russian past, where settlers built a windswept colony far from home on the ...

Junior Jacob Schneller is set to return to Monterey, California's Sea Otter Classic for the second time in April.

The 2025 Life Time Grand Prix kicked off with Thursday's 2025 Sea Otter Classic Gravel Race. The 90-mile gravel race replaced the Fuego XL mountain bike race that the Grand Prix used last year. In the ...

Pick your favorite names at https://www.ncaquariums.com/vote-to-name-the-2025-otter-pups- or visit the aquarium to vote in person. Online tickets are required to visit the Aquarium at ...

Just by eating sea urchins and destructive shellfish, sea otters are keeping kelp forests healthy and coastal erosion at bay.

Update 16th January: We added more information on each Heartopia wild animal species' favourite foods! Slow life sim Heartopia is absolutely brimming with adorable – and improbably round – animals.