A Texas aquarium is being sued for the second time in less than a year over a giant otter attacking a child. Samantha Jorgensen of Fort Worth filed the suit, published in full by NBC DFW, against the ...

A wildlife park in the U.K. welcomed a "surprise" litter of otter triplets. Giant otters are endangered and the Yorkshire Wildlife Park now has more giant otters than any other zoo or wildlife park in ...

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Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, Vol. 70, No. 1 (January 2016), pp. 61-72 (12 pages) Giant otters live in highly cooperative groups. Behavioral observations suggest that groups are composed of a ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Mathematically speaking, the creation of the ...

A wild giant otter photographed in the Bermejo River in Argentina's El Impenetrable National Park. This is the first time the species has been seen in Argentina in more than 30 years. Rewilding ...

Three giant otter cubs born through a breeding programme have boosted the world's largest captive population of the endangered species. New Forest Wildlife Park said the latest arrivals brought its ...

Giant otters Pteronura brasiliensis are semiaquatic mammals that mainly eat fish, the abundance of which is affected by seasonal flooding and habitat structure. The piscivorous habits of giant otters ...

Three giant otter cubs born in the UK have helped to increase numbers of the endangered species. New Forest Wildlife Park, based in Hampshire, said the babies had brought their total of giant otters ...

Once believed to be locally extinct, a wild giant otter was sighted in Argentina’s Impenetrable National Park. The species hasn’t been seen in the country for about 40 years. An expert says the giant ...

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