According to the Game Commission, an otter is the most adept in water of all the land mammals. It can travel underwater a quarter-mile without coming up for air. It can also dive 35 to 50 feet and ...

A child was dragged off a dock and underwater in a rare attack by a river otter at a marina in Washington state on Thursday, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife said. The otter pulled ...

Otters also dwell in abandoned beaver lodges, hollow logs, under tangles of roots, and within rocky ledges. Dens are usually near water and often have inconspicuous underwater entrances. The river ...

Highly adaptable, Asian small-clawed otters can thrive in a variety of freshwater aquatic habitats, from swamps and mangrove ...

They can hold their breath underwater for some eight minutes. River otters, members of the weasel family, hunt at night and feed on whatever might be available. Fish are a favorite food ...

According to the Game Commission, an otter is the most adept in water of all the land mammals. It can travel underwater a quarter-mile without coming up for air. It can also dive 35 to 50 feet and ...

A live camera stationed in a habitat at the London Zoo captured two of its youngest otter pups learning how to swim.Footage shared by the zoo shows the curious Asian short-clawed otter pups venturing ...

The otters are here.” He grabbed his dry suit, his underwater camera, and the weight belt he’d last used in the ocean. At the site, “I jumped in the pond and sank straight to the bottom ...

The otter was found after escaping during a winter storm on March 20. After being missing for nearly two weeks, a zoo in Wisconsin announced the good news about one of its escaped otters ...

They also have dense fur that keeps them warm, a tapered tail, small ears, and nostrils that can close underwater. River otters can hold their breath for up to eight minutes. Otters that live by ...