Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The United States is home to two species of sea otters that float on the ocean in groups called rafts. Enjoy these images from Sea ...

Morro Bay’s sheltered harbor and nearby kelp forests provide otters with safety, food, and the perfect environment to thrive.

A Santa Cruz surfer says a sea otter bit her foot and then hijacked her surfboard, refusing to give it back for 20 minutes at Steamer Lane. She should have paid more attention to etiquette. When first ...

SANTA CRUZ — When a colleague passed the photo along to sea otter expert Gena Bentall, she thought it was fake. “The first thing I said was ‘That is 100% AI (artificial intelligence),’” Bentall said ...

I’m sure you could guess the most prevalent difference between river otters and sea otters. Yes, one species lives in freshwater, while the other lives in marine environments. But did you know that ...