Elaine Powers first became interested in studying coprophagy—the practice of eating feces—when she was teaching high school ...

If a semiaquatic animal — a kayaker, for example, or a river otter — were to set off from the mouth of the Carmans River and head upstream, she would paddle through the wetlands and pine-oak ...

Scientists found Eurasian otter poop on Lantau Island and rediscovered an “elusive” mammal considered locally extinct for decades. Photo from Getty Images / iStockphoto A pair walking along ...

A state legislator from Teton County wants to take river otters off Wyoming’s protected species list, where it’s been for about 70 years. While he says otters have bounced back from being extinct ...

Zoo Miami announced the passing of Kara, its senior giant river otter on Tuesday. (Zoo Miami) MIAMI – Zoo Miami has announced the passing of Kara, its “Grand Dame” of giant river otters ...

OROFINO - Idaho Fish and Game was notified that the Clearwater Region's limit of 20 river otters was met on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. The otter trapping season for the entire region closes 72 hours after ...

Most otters will eat crustaceans and fish, according to the Blue Reef Aquarium. For the North American river otter, fish, crayfish, frogs and turtles are on the menu, Smithsonian's National Zoo ...

TULSA, Okla. — The Tulsa Zoo is mourning its 20-year-old river otter named Roger. Roger passed away on Jan. 11 after succumbing to heart disease, the zoo said. He was already on end-of-life care ...

The North American River Otter is making a splash in the Detroit River after 100 years! Did you know the North American River Otter is making a splash in the Detroit River after 100 years?