"In the shallow swamp of South China, it's possible that an abundance of big clams drove these giant otters to acquire their rare traits, including their crushing teeth and robust jaws." Wang, along ...

Over her lifetime, she gave birth to 27 pups ... Zoo Miami announces the passing of 'Kara,' Zoo Miami’s senior giant river otter-- the oldest giant river otter in the entire country.

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Litters can range from one to six pups, although the average is two. Otters are altricial, which means the pups are not fully developed at birth and require substantial parental care. Both parents are ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The Seneca Park Zoo, along with Monroe County Executive Adam Bello, announced Tuesday that their nine-year-old female North American river otter Ashkii gave birth to a litter ...

“A new otter of giant size, Siamogale melilutra sp. nov. (Lutrinae: Mustelidae: Carnivora), from the latest Miocene Shuitangba site in north-eastern Yunnan, south-western China, and a total-evidence ...

North American river otter pups have been born at the Seneca Park Zoo for the first time in its 132-year history. The three offspring — two females and one male — were born to 9-year-old ...

The zoo publicly welcomed three adorable baby otter pups Friday. Their 9-year-old mom, Ashkii, gave birth to the trio Jan. 28. It marked the first birth of North American river otter pups in the ...