Unlike most marine mammals, sea otters are primarily insulated by fur, not blubber. In fact they have the densest fur in the animal kingdom. Sadly that thick, resplendent coat has also given otters ...

Most marine mammals have large bodies and a thick layer of fat or blubber for insulation. Sea otters are the smallest of the marine mammals, and do not have this thick layer of blubber.

Otters don't have a blubber layer like most marine mammals, it's the fur that keeps them warm and allows them to live in Alaskan waters." A sea otter feeding in Glacier Bay, Alaska photographed by ...

They have the densest fur in the animal kingdom – a million hairs per square inch. Sea otters are the smallest marine mammals on earth. They have well rounded teeth adapted for crushing shells ...

Meet Ollie, the “Salish Sea Serial Killer,” a cute, furry sea otter with a dark side and a rap sheet longer than the ‘Colwood ...

A coastal tribe wants to return otters to their native waters off the Oregon coast, though a recent grant to expedite that ...

In the 1960s, sea otters were re-introduced to selected areas in southeast Alaska and now their populations are rapidly increasing and expanding into new areas. The federal Marine Mammal Protection ...

Japan was once home to dozens of the cute mammals. But the species ... and 16-year-old male Riro in Marine World in Fukuoka. One sea otter lived for 28 years at an aquarium in the United States.

Staying warm is especially challenging for small, aquatic mammals like sea otters, so we wanted to know how they have adapted to survive the cold. We assembled a research team with expertise in both ...

noting that sea otters are protected by the Endangered Species Act, the Marine Mammal Protection Act and California state law. She said a violation of these laws could result in penalties ...