Giant Otter juvenile, Cuiba River, Near Porto Jofre ... Therefore, learning to swim is crucial for otter pups, and their mothers play a pivotal role in this learning process. Otter mothers start ...

As cute as they are, baby otters are also highly demanding, and moms carry the load. Mother otters teach pups how to groom themselves, to forage for tasty morsels like shellfish, to crack them open ...

Two orphaned river otter pups have recently taken the plunge back into their natural habitat after a period of rehabilitation. Oregon's conservation community celebrated over the weekend as these ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Two orphaned otter pups that were rescued from a state park this summer have since returned to the wild in Central Oregon. Partnering animal conservation organizations ...

When a tiny baby river otter was found by rescuers, the sole survivor of a dog attack that killed his mother and littermates, it was uncertain what could be done for the poor little thing.

The young otter pups were found on June 26 in a roadside ditch by a park ranger in Cove Palisades State Park alone and in critical condition. Their third littermate had already passed away.

The pups showed “essential survival skills” including swimming, hunting and social interactions. “River otters are highly intelligent and can easily become habituated to humans if proper ...