An animal charity has asked people to donate their real Christmas trees to create natural playgrounds for rescued otter cubs.

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Last month, residents of Bath, Somerset, flocked to the city center to get a glimpse of reported otters along the River Avon, and near the famous Pultney Bridge. Now, a nature enthusiast has managed ...

Compton Verney wrote on its Facebook page it hoped the otters could return to the parkland in the autumn. The otters were five weeks old when they were found in October, with rescuers reporting seeing ...

A wild otter cub had to be rescued after being found in an unusual spot - Colchester Zoo's flamingo habitat. The tiny cub, now affectionately named Mingo, was found alone - weighing just 800 grams. He ...

This video documents the growing impact of otters on fisheries in the UK and the steps taken to protect stocked fish. It ...

May 15 (Reuters) - Humans are not alone in the use of tools. Chimpanzees, for instance, crack nuts with stones and use sticks to get at tasty termites. Dolphins are known to employ sponges to protect ...

Sea otters swim together in the ocean. A deadly new strain of the parasite Toxoplasma gondii is threatening sea otters, and potentially other species. (Laird Henkel/CDFW) Four sea otters that stranded ...

There are 13 otter species, ranging from the small-clawed otter to the giant otter. They are all of which are semiaquatic, aquatic or marine. Otters are the only member of the weasel family that are ...

A new study has found that individual sea otters that use tools — most of whom are female — are able to eat larger prey and reduce tooth damage when their preferred prey becomes depleted. Image by ...

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The red sea urchin looks more like a ball of pins than a delicacy. But hidden behind a hard circular shell and hundreds of possibly poisonous spines are five gonads treasured for their taste by humans ...