The Roger Williams Park Zoo euthanized a beloved giant otter named Fernando. Fernando suffered from arthritis and a painful foot inflammation due to an old leg injury. The zoo used a groundbreaking ...

The Sacramento Zoo introduces a new otter, Darla, to its river otter habitat, where she joins her brother Jackson.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The Roger Williams Park Zoo is mourning the loss of its other giant otter, nearly a week after his brother passed away. Romo, 14, was humanely euthanized over the weekend ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI - Visitors to Grand Rapids’ zoo will soon see otters in an expanded, sustainable habitat, tripled in size and equipped with four “feeding cannons.” John Ball Zoo announced the feeding ...

The Columbus Zoo & Aquarium is temporarily closing the otter habitats in its new North America Trek region for repairs. Three river otters caused damage to the caulking in their deep pool habitat. The ...

Visitors are flipping out over the cutest new residents at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden. For the first time, a new litter of Asian small-clawed otter pups was born at this zoo! They are now ...

The giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) is an endangered species, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). A recently published report authored by more than 50 ...

1. Otter ecology and its background -- 2. Pen pictures. Thirteen otters of the world : some natural history -- Europe -- Common or Eurasian otter, Lutra lutra -- North America -- River otter, or North ...