Researchers have found a fossilized ancestor of modern seals and sea lions that they say represents ... of __Puijila darwini__, which probably had webbed feet and a long tail and looked something like ...

The sea otter’s grooming regimen will be familiar to anyone with a cat. Like cats, sea otters spend considerable time licking and biting their fur to keep it clean and conditioned. Also like cats, ...

Meet the chungungo — also known as the marine otter and sea cat — the smallest sea otter in the world. The chungungo rarely grows beyond 45 inches (114 centimeters) in length and weighs just 6 ...

With their webbed feet and powerful tail they can swim at up to 12km per hour underwater, though they do have to come to the surface for air Otters mainly live in freshwater rivers, lakes and ...

Naturalist Stan Tekiela explores the enduring charm, biology, and resilience of sea otters during a recent photo tour in ...

Otters are perfectly suited to swimming. They have a streamlined body, short legs and webbed feet. They also have dense fur that keeps them warm, a tapered tail, small ears, and nostrils that can ...