The Nippon Communications Foundation produces Nippon.com to bring you Japan in your language. Click for information on our weekly email newsletter. Tsu, Mie Pref., Nov. 5 (Jiji Press)--Toba Aquarium said Thursday that Kira, a female sea otter at the…
The Lake Superior Zoo has unveiled a new exhibit for its common raven Aleister and North American porcupine Spike, featuring a safer and more durable habitat. Director of Animal Management and Facilities Lizzy Larson explained that the previous nylon mesh…
Scientists discovered differences in aggression-linked brain cells in tame and aggressive foxes, offering new clues to how domestication changes the brain. For decades, scientists in Siberia have bred foxes that feel comfortable around people. By choosing the friendliest animals to…
Lake Erie's comeback story is one of the most dramatic in the Great Lakes. After decades of pollution, the lake's western basin had gone roughly 80 years without river otters. Then, starting in 1986, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources began releasing…
In a promising sign of wildlife recovery in the Bay Area, researchers have observed a river otter living along the San Mateo County coast, the first documented sighting of the animals there since the 1800s, scientists say. Once numerous across the…
Five Asian small-clawed otter pups have arrived at the North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher (NCAFF). According to the NCAFF website, the litter consisted of four males and one female, with parents Milli and Binx, bringing the entire Asian small-clawed…
NBC Bay Area Conservationists celebrate sighting of North American river otter on San Mateo coast
For the first time in over a century, a North American river otter was spotted on the San Mateo County coast. The semi-aquatic mammal was captured on a camera trap and has been seen twice now — once in July and…
If having an otter climb into your lap or watching a penguin waddle over to investigate your shoes sounds like a good day, Chase Sanctuary has you covered. Style recently got an up-close look at two of the newest animal…
WILMINGTON — Five Asian small-clawed otter pups — four males and one female — were born Monday, Oct. 19, at the North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher to otter parents Milli and Binx, bringing the aquarium’s otter family to 10. The aquarium reports the new…
Rafting sea otters and playful river otters—tool‑using mustelids.
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