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At first glance, Dennis the sea otter seems like the friendliest animal on the waters around Vancouver Island. The charming otter regularly paddles over to greet kayakers, climbs onto their boats, and ...

Southern sea otters living along California’s coast are struggling in warmer seas, with new threats and changing food sources. They, like the other two sea otter subspecies, are classified as ...

For Sea Otter Day, learn how a suite of specimens featured in the museum’s upcoming “From These Lands” exhibition illustrate the intertwined nature of sea otters and giant kelp in the Pacific ...