A wild sea otter that swam into Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Great Tidepool gave birth Saturday to a healthy otter pup, according to aquarium staff. The mother and baby are doing well and were caught on ...

Historical analysis shows that the marine mammals likely kept some of California’s kelp forests growing over the past 100 years. By Laura Baisas Published Jan 23, 2024 12:00 PM EST Add Popular Science ...

Sophia is your community news reporter covering the North Coast of San Luis Obispo County, including Los Osos, Morro Bay, Cayucos, Cambria and San Simeon. It’s Sea Otter Awareness Week, which has been ...

Seldovia is one of six sea otters at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium, but the only one from Alaska. (Courtesy Shedd Aquarium) An otter pup rescued in Seldovia last October now has a new name. The otter was ...

In Alaska, a state brimming with iconic wildlife — from grizzly bears to king salmon, humpback whales to harbor seals — the charismatic, densely coated sea otter stands out as perhaps the state’s most ...