No, not sharks or giant squid — sea otters. “Sea otters,” you might say. “Don’t they hold hands?” They do indeed. But don’t ...

Modern otters have a varied diet, with different species dining on foods that range from plants and rodents to fish, crabs and clams. Based on the new study’s findings, S. melilutra’s jaws would have ...

“A new otter of giant size, Siamogale melilutra sp. nov. (Lutrinae: Mustelidae: Carnivora), from the latest Miocene Shuitangba site in north-eastern Yunnan, south-western China, and a total-evidence ...

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Jane Goodall is returning to the Monterey Peninsula to speak at Sunset Center on April 7, during a sold-out lecture on behalf of “Hope for Sea Otters.” ...