Dens are usually near water and often have inconspicuous underwater entrances. The river otter is active during all months of the year, leaving the den at night or twilight but often continuing its ...

As ice thins, they scamper across it to find or make their own holes. Agile swimmers, they slip down into frigid water and, often within a few minutes, pop back up. They pull themselves onto the ice ...

If you are planning on fishing or boating on Kentucky waterways this spring as temperatures warm up, you are likely to ...

On Wednesday, February 12th, "Zinnia," a 7-year-old North American river otter gave birth to three pups at the Florida: Mission Everglades exhibit at Zoo Miami!  This is Zinnia's third litter.  This ...

The two North American river otters are Tilly, and her pup ... by her mother or if the cat had dragged her away from her den. With her injuries and young age, she wouldn’t have survived in ...

North American river otter mom Tilly is teaching her new pup Mo how to swim by diving into the water with the baby animal at the Oregon Zoo A doting river otter mother is working on getting her ...

American river otters were ubiquitous in most waterways ... “As a predator, they regulate prey populations, their foraging and den building behaviors modify habitat structure for other wildlife ...

River otters are known to grow to be 3-4 feet long. Zinnia carried her babies for around two months before delivering them in a secluded den, marking her third litter. The mom and her pups will ...