Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While they only weigh 7.1 ounces as babies, giant otters can grow to six-feet-long and weigh up to 71 pounds. The zoo has just ...

Conservationists are celebrating the birth of giant otter triplets at a UK zoo – bringing fresh hope that one of the world’s most endangered species can be saved from extinction. The adorable trio of ...

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 ...

A family of giant river otters was released into the Iberá National Park in northeast Argentina on July 1. The endangered species, with no known breeding populations in Argentina over the past 40 ...

A second giant otter, Romo, has died at the Roger Williams Park Zoo just days after the death of his brother, Fernando. Romo, who was nearly 14, was euthanized after an exam revealed his cancer had ...

This adorable post from wild_animalsgram asks, “What could be sweeter?” and the answer is a resounding, “Nothing.” Because nothing could possibly be sweeter than this baby otter chewing on its tiny ...

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 ...