The researchers were able to identify patterns. Scientists stunned by unexpected discovery while studying sea otter behavior: ...

When studying sea otters along the coastlines of islands in Southern California and British Columbia, scientists found that how quickly these forests grew back depended on their location. But, they ...

Sea otters (Enhydra lutris) are marine mammals, which means they depend on the ocean ecosystem to survive. The southern sea otter (Enhydra lutris nereis), also known as the California sea otter, can ...

Their numbers plummeted. In the 20th century, California sea otters — also called southern sea otters — had almost disappeared and were believed extinct until a small group (or “raft”) of them ...

This location is incredibly significant in the history of southern sea otters. It is the place where the last remaning southern sea otters were discovered in 1938. Before then, southern sea otters ...

The Monterey Bay Aquarium located in the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary along the Central Coast is home to southern or California, sea otters, which at nearly four feet long and weighing up to ...

An abandoned sea otter is the newest resident at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. The aquarium is now asking the public to choose ...

A southern sea otter (Enhydra lutris nereis) foraging on a purple sea urchin (Strongylocentrotus purpuratus) in Monterey Bay, California, USA. Image by Morgan Rector. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert!

When studying sea otters along the coastlines of islands in Southern California and British Columbia, scientists found that how quickly these forests grew back depended on their location.

The Monterey Bay Aquarium located in the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary along the Central Coast is home to southern or California, sea otters, which at nearly four feet long and weighing ...