Historical analysis shows that the marine mammals likely kept some of California’s kelp forests growing over the past 100 years. By Laura Baisas Published Jan 23, 2024 12:00 PM EST Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries ...

MONTEREY — Within the last century, the recovery of southern sea otters, the unofficial mascot of Central California, has contributed to the health of California’s underwater forests according to a new research paper from the Monterey Bay Aquarium.

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 just out there trying to find a safe home ...

"Unfortunately, Ollie’s condition deteriorated quickly," the zoo said in a statement Getty A beloved sea otter named Ollie who lived at the Detroit Zoo has died, the zoo announced. In a statement posted to Facebook on Wednesday, the zoo said that the ...

Sea otters are always so fun to watch. They're busy, fast, and always seem to be in a good mood. k_passionate is an animal trainer in Tacoma, Washington, and she always shares the funniest and cutest videos of her animals with us all on TikTok. She shared ...

Otters are carnivorous mammals in the Lutrinae branch of the diverse Mustelidae family, which includes weasels, badgers, stoats, wolverines, and ferrets, among others. There are 13 living otter species inhabiting aquatic habitats all over the world, with ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — SeaWorld San Diego has taken in a baby sea otter that is unable to be ...