Otters are carnivores, so their diets primarily consist of meat. What type of meat depends on what's available. Most otters will eat crustaceans and fish, according to the Blue Reef Aquarium .

Just by eating sea urchins and destructive shellfish, sea otters are keeping kelp forests healthy and coastal erosion at bay.

What animal is cute, fuzzy and found on almost every continent (except Australia and Antartica)? Otters, of course. Part of the weasel family, these mammals are divided into 13 existing species ...

River otters eat mainly fish, crayfish, and other small, living creatures. They are carnivores. North American river otters live across Alaska and Canada, and in the continental United States ...

Feeding the Otters. 6/20/2025 | 1m 27s Video has Closed Captions | CC. Join Micayla from the Lake Superior Zoo as she preps meals for the otters! Get a behind-the-scenes.. 06/20/2025 ...

Some otters rely on tools to bust open hard-shelled prey items like snails, and a new study suggests this tool use is helping them to survive as their favorite, easier-to-eat foods disappear.

These sea otters eat 25% of their biomass every day. It would be like if you or I ate 20 burritos every day and still be hungry. That's what makes them super predators.

A recent study found sea otters are eating thousands of green crabs at a California reserve, reducing the invasive species’ population.

Today, the estuary is home to more than 120 otters and is the only one along the West coast that has been significantly colonized by southern sea otters.. And they love to eat green crabs. "Other ...

Pinpointing the location of sea otter populations, versus green crabs. Research coordinator Kerstin Wasson, Ph.D., says the modeling seems to confirm the trend, more otters, fewer crabs.

Hungry Sea Otters Are Taking a Bite Out of California’s Invasive Crab Problem, New Study Finds Researchers estimate southern sea otters eat up to 120,000 European green crabs per year at the ...

The zoo will celebrate Sea Otter Awareness Week Sept. 22-28 with a full slate of otter-themed games and conversations spotlighting some of the ocean’s most charismatic creatures. Volunteers and ...