The researchers were able to identify patterns. Scientists stunned by unexpected discovery while studying sea otter behavior: ...

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. Kelp ...

Sea otters have powerful teeth and even more powerful bites – an estimated 615 pounds of force. That’s about as much as a ...

The rich resources of Pacific kelp forests helped humans populate the Americas. Now depleted by as much as 95 percent, they ...

When the fur trade wiped out North America’s sea otters in the early 20th century, sea urchins—a favorite otter food— ...

Baby sea otters are completely dependent on their mothers. Watch this mother sea otter groom her pup so the baby stays warm and buoyant.

The Sea Otter Program works to help the threatened species recover; sea otters play a role in maintaining healthy marine ...

An abandoned sea otter is the newest resident at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. The aquarium is now asking the public to choose ...

helping to restore wetlands and protect kelp forests. The aquarium recently built the Sea Otter Conservation Center, a new behind-the-scenes facility that expands the on-site capacity of the sea ...

Yet, by the early 1900s, sea otters had been hunted nearly to extinction ... “They eat purple sea urchins who eat kelp; we cannot lose the kelp forests, which provide critical habitat for ...

This work is crucial because sea otters are an important part of healthy marine habitat, helping to restore wetlands and protect kelp forests. The aquarium recently built the Sea Otter ...