The critically endangered African penguin has several predators to fear, including gulls, seals and sharks at sea, and leopards, caracals, domestic dogs and mongoose on land. A recent study has now ...

Gradual waterfront revitalization and de-industrialization has allowed the otter to go beyond mere sheltered streams in ...

The dramatic decline of giant otter populations stems primarily from historical overhunting for their pelts coupled with ongoing habitat loss and fragmentation, compounded by pollution and competition ...

You might think river otters would be deathly afraid of alligators. After all, alligators do prey on otters. However, would you believe that sometimes it’s the other way around? A video taken in ...

In a new study published in Frontiers in Mammal Science, Smithsonian scientists analyzed the otters' diets and "latrine" habitats in the Chesapeake Bay for the first time. They discovered river otters ...