Most mammals can develop bones in their hearts. For humans, it's usually a bad thing, but for river otters, it could be a useful adaptation. Hosted by: Stefan Chin SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It's ...

DUBUQUE, Iowa — The National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium has launched its 2026 Valentine’s Day initiative, "River of Love." This fundraiser aids in providing enrichment, nutritious food, and ...

The zoo announced on Monday that Darla has been behind the scenes for the last few months, preparing for cohabitation with the male river otter, Jackson. Officials stated that after a lengthy ...

Tom Serfass is scheduled to present Reintroducing River Otters at 7 p.m. Jan. 15, at the National Conservation Training Center in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. The event is free and open to the public ...

Jan 12 (Reuters) - Charles River Laboratories (CRL.N), opens new tab said on Monday it would buy one of its major suppliers of non-human primates for about $510 million as the contract research firm ...

Otis, a 20-year-old North American river otter, died unexpectedly at Zoo New York in Watertown on Friday. Necropsy results revealed the animal likely died of lymphoma, which is relatively common in ...

The Santa Ana Zoo celebrated on Saturday, Dec. 20, the opening of River’s Edge, a new multi-species exhibit that officials called the largest and most complex project in the zoo’s more than 70-year ...

BOCA RATON, Fla. — Here in South Florida, we are lucky to live alongside so much wildlife. You may never have even seen one outside of a zoo, but river otters actually call South Florida home, too.

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 ...