Dogs are often used to help in search and rescue missions. Their noses can pick up a human’s scent from as far away as a half ...

They are nearsighted due to their eyes being adapted for water rather than land, and often approach boats and people in the ...

Most otters will eat crustaceans and fish, according to the Blue Reef Aquarium. For the North American river otter, fish, ...

If you live along the water but have never seen a river otter, it’s probably because they’re mostly nocturnal, and very shy. But these secretive creatures, and their parasites, hold lots of ...

A state legislator from Teton County wants to take river otters off Wyoming’s protected species list, where it’s been for ...