Modern otters have a varied diet, with different species dining on foods that range from plants and rodents to fish, crabs and clams. Based on the new study’s findings, S. melilutra’s jaws would have ...

Giant otter Manú has arrived from Budapest Zoo after being matched with Chester's Tibiri A rare male giant otter has arrived a zoo as part of an international breeding programme to protect the ...

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Three giant otters were born at Yorkshire Wildlife Park on 27 March The three rare otter pups were born at Yorkshire Wildlife Park in March It is the second litter born to parents Alexandra and ...

Sleep tight! Baby Mateo has been welcomed to Yorkshire Wildlife Park A giant otter baby has been born in Yorkshire Wildlife Park. Its parents, Alexander and Orimar, now have their hands full ...

Chester Zoo are pinning the future of a rare otter species on a carefully planned bit of matchmaking. The three-year-old giant otter, named Manu, has been flown over 1,000 miles from Budapest Zoo ...

Giant river otters of the Peruvian Andes, which grow up to 18 feet long, are highly social, living and feeding together as families all their lives.

The sea otter is one of 13 species of otter and is a member of the weasel family. It can be found on the Pacific coasts of North America and Asia. Sea otters spend most of their lives in the water ...