• Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 9th, 2014
Experts Find Sea Otters Can Get Infected with the Swine Flu

Experts Find Sea Otters Can Get Infected with the Swine Flu

Traces of the H1N1 virus were discovered in these marine creatures

Sea Otters Found to Have Recovered from the 1989 Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

Sea Otters Found to Have Recovered from the 1989 Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

Researchers say the spill killed several thousand sea otters

Picture of the Day: Sea Otter Pup Sleeps on Top of Its Mom

Picture of the Day: Sea Otter Pup Sleeps on Top of Its Mom

The pair was caught on camera while visiting the Monterey Bay Aquarium

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • August 27th, 2013
Hungry Sea Otters Help Damaged Seagrass Beds Recover

Hungry Sea Otters Help Damaged Seagrass Beds Recover

The more these creatures eat, the faster seagrass beds recover

Sea Otters in Monterrey Bay Have an Appetite Fit for Kings [Video]

Sea Otters in Monterrey Bay Have an Appetite Fit for Kings [Video]

The mammals’ eating habits keep the local kelp forest safe and sound