For more than a century, sea otters vanished from Washington’s waters, hunted to extinction. Now, their slow return is ...

“We are watching the end of Willapa Bay’s ecosystem in real time,” says shellfish farmer Warren Cowell, just after tallying ...

There’s a creature lurking in the sea. It’s slick, fast, and if you get too close, it might chomp your face off. No, not sharks or giant squid — sea otters. “Sea otters,” you might say. “Don’t they ...

EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT A NATURAL WAVER, the sort of person who likes to connect with distant people and animals through an enthusiastic hand gesture, there is a deep desire to wave at any sea otter you ...

California’s sea otters were once hunted to the brink of extinction. We can thank conservation laws like the Endangered Species Act for there being a few thousand of them floating and paddling along ...

Unlike most marine mammals, sea otters are primarily insulated by fur, not blubber. In fact they have the densest fur in the animal kingdom. Sadly that thick, resplendent coat has also given otters ...

Sea otter life isn’t always about splashing in the waves and lounging in the kelp. “These animals are so much like us,” said Teri Nicholson, a research biologist at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. ”They’re ...

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — Sea otter 841 — the surfboard-biting-and-stealing mammal who became a national sensation this summer — has given birth to a fluffy pup. On Wednesday afternoon, she was seen far ...

The mother recently unexpectedly gave birth at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. — -- A wild sea otter gave the Monterey Bay Aquarium in Monterey, Calif. a pleasant surprise when she gave birth to an ...