SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Southern sea otter pup Bennett is getting ready for his debut at SeaWorld San Diego just a few months after being rescued as a newborn from a central California beach. Bennett ...

The Cincinnati Zoo was already home to two other otter species - Asian small-clawed otters and North American river otters – but not the Southern se ...

A southern sea otter (not Otter 841!) enjoys the seafood bounty among the kelp a few yards from West Cliff Drive, near Indicators Surf Break, in Santa Cruz. The Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary ...

Wildlife experts from The Marine Mammal Center rescued a distressed sea otter pup that had been separated from its mother in ...

CONEY ISLAND, Brooklyn (WABC) -- After a warm welcome and trip across the country, two southern sea otters now call the New York Aquarium their home. The adult female otters were rescued off the coast ...

The Seattle Aquarium has joyfully announced the arrival of Ruby, the first southern sea otter to join its ranks.

This Aug. 2025 photo provided by The Marine Mammal Center shows a southern sea otter swimming in Morro Bay, Calif. (Brian Simuro/The Marine Mammal Center via AP) This Aug. 2025 photo provided by The ...

Adorably fuzzy sea otters aren’t just cute. The marine mammals serve a crucial role, helping to restore the giant kelp forests they rely on by removing their top predators, the sea urchins. When ...

In Monterey Bay, California, southern sea otters face food scarcity as their preferred prey, urchins and abalone, have declined due to climate change, overfishing and other environmental factors. To ...

The Marine Mammal Center rescued an ailing sea otter from Morro Bay on Tuesday, but it was too sick to survive. The nonprofit started receiving calls about a young adult southern sea otter on Monday, ...