The playful North American river otter is equally at home in the water and on land. It makes its home in a burrow near the water's edge, and can thrive in river, lake, swamp, or estuary ecosystems.

On land, North American River otters can run as fast as 15 mph, and they can also slide incredibly quickly through snow and mud when they have to. That speed is likely part of why it is so hard to ...

March 6 (UPI) -- A North Carolina animal sanctuary said someone broke into the facility and stole three rare river otters from their enclosure. Officials with the Animal Ed.

Otters at North Carolina's Grandfather Mountain love the snow, and they have quite a bit of it to play in after the first major winter storm of 2016 pushed across the East Coast.

In this fascinating volume, acclaimed author Barbara Juster Esbensen explores the world of the North American river otter, describing its behavior and characteristics in poetic detail. Graced with ...

The North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher welcomed three Asian small-clawed otters on Feb. 1. Now, they need names. On the last day of January, Leia the Asian small-clawed otter went into labor.

Horizontal starch gel electrophoresis was used to assess variability at 23 presumptive gene loci of 732 river otters obtained from fur-trappers in 18 states and three Canadian provinces. States and ...