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 ...

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The San Diego Zoo confirms this method works well for sexing giant otters (Pteronura brasiliensis), noting that in the male ...

Three giant otters were born at Yorkshire Wildlife Park on 27 March The three rare otter pups were born at Yorkshire Wildlife Park in March It is the second litter born to parents Alexandra and ...

Giant otter Manú has arrived from Budapest Zoo after being matched with Chester's Tibiri A rare male giant otter has arrived a zoo as part of an international breeding programme to protect the ...

Giant river otters of the Peruvian Andes, which grow up to 18 feet long, are highly social, living and feeding together as families all their lives.

Sleep tight! Baby Mateo has been welcomed to Yorkshire Wildlife Park A giant otter baby has been born in Yorkshire Wildlife Park. Its parents, Alexander and Orimar, now have their hands full ...