In 1988, five Costa Rican fishermen were rescued after being lost at sea for five months, surviving a journey of over 3,600 miles across the Pacific Ocean.

Otters are among the most adaptable mammals alive, thriving everywhere from icy coasts to steamy rainforests. This list reveals the eight largest species, from the massive giant otter of South America ...

As surfer-otter run-ins continue, researchers say people, not otters, are responsible. Human development has left Santa Cruz’s sea otters with nowhere to go, forcing them to get comfortable with ...