The playful North American river otter is equally at home in the water and on land. It makes its home in a burrow near the water's edge, and can thrive in river, lake, swamp, or estuary ecosystems.

An otter was caught on camera causing chaos in the kitchen of a surprised Shetland family. Donna Mouat had spotted the mammal outside her home in South Nesting while cooking dinner. The family ...

The otter was found after escaping during a winter storm on March 20. After being missing for nearly two weeks, a zoo in Wisconsin announced the good news about one of its escaped otters ...

The American river otter was found on land close to what would ... their foraging and den building behaviors modify habitat structure for other wildlife and their presence in the ecosystem ...

The new Otter Creek Fire Station, still under construction, recently unveiled the four vehicle bays’ new roll up doors ...

(KRON) — Nearly 30,000 people recently voted in the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s online poll for naming a rescued sea otter. “We’re otter-ly excited to introduce our newest southern sea otter ...