MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO)-- A Minnesota Zoo sea otter named Rocky is recovering after what the zoo calls a first-of-its-kind surgery for a sea otter in human care. Earlier in January, Rocky underwent a ...

Rocky, the sea otter, is making a smooth recovery so far following a first-of-its-kind surgery. According to a release from the Minnesota Zoo, last June, zookeepers noticed Rocky was not using his ...

APPLE VALLEY, Minn. — Minnesota Zoo officials say Rocky the sea otter is recovering well, nearly two months after a rare surgery to remove his back left flipper. According to a zoo press release, the ...

Behind the scenes at the Minnesota Zoo, Rocky the sea otter swims laps around his pool, dives for mussels and fluffs up his tail. The 12-year-old marine mammal was busy Wednesday doing typical otter ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A sea otter is harassing Santa Cruz surfers at legendary Steamer Lane, biting riders and stealing surfboards in a ...

APPLE VALLEY, Minn. — Behind the scenes at the Minnesota Zoo, animal caretakers were preparing a fancy seafood meal on Friday morning. The coastal breakfast included squids, shrimp with their heads on ...

DEPOE BAY, Ore. -- It's confirmed. A furry, flipper-footed critter seen swimming near the sea wall at Depoe Bay is a sea otter -- a member of an endangered species that went extinct off the Oregon ...

It's been two years since a Santa Cruz sea otter, known as 841, garnered international attention and celebrity by attacking surfers and their surfboards as the human wave-riders alley-ooped over the ...