A child walking down a dock with their mother was snatched by a river otter and pulled underwater in a harrowing encounter in Bremerton, Washington. A moment later, when the child resurfaced ...

Finn was treated for multiple bites after encountering otters in a California river in July. What’s behind this seeming flurry of otter attacks? Conservationist and river otter researcher Heide ...

With the demise of the wolverine (Gulo luscus Linnaeus) in the Adirondacks in the late 1700’s or early 1800’s, the river otter became the region’s largest member of the weasel family. Adults weigh 5.4 ...

Most otters will eat crustaceans and fish, according to the Blue Reef Aquarium. For the North American river otter, fish, crayfish, frogs and turtles are on the menu, Smithsonian's National Zoo ...

A young Washington state child narrowly survived being dragged underwater by a crazed river otter — which also attacked the kid’s horrified mom during a morning walk. The youngster was with ...

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.

A young child was dragged off a dock and beneath the water in a rare attack by a river otter in Washinton. The shocking event occurred on September 12 when the child was on a walk with his mother ...

A child was dragged off a dock and underwater in a rare attack by a river otter at a marina in Washington state on Thursday, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife said.The otter pulled ...