PITTSBURGH — A sea otter at the Pittsburgh Zoo has turned 20. On Friday, the zoo shared photos of Alki the otter celebrating ...

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Part of a master plan, the Otter Grotto exhibit at Bonita Springs' Wonder Gardens has drawn large crowds, marking a recovery from Hurricane Ian in 2022.

The Diocese of Erie is preparing for an episcopal transition and is honoring the legacy of Bishop Lawrence Persico. Bishop ...

Catholics and non-Catholics alike welcomed Bishop Patrick Neary to Otter Tail County on Monday, Dec. 8. He heads the Diocese of St. Cloud which includes 131 parishes spread across 16 ...

Still rare only 20 years ago, the charismatic animals are in almost every UK river and a conservation success story On a quiet Friday evening, an otter and a fox trot through Lincoln city centre. The ...

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 ...

The last confirmed sighting of the marine mammal in question, known as Otter 841, was in May 2024. However, surfers reported multiple otter-related incidents in October 2025, suggesting she might be ...

Stealing surfboards, nipping feet, even chasing down surfers: “Our local sea otters—or possibly just one—are getting feisty again,” California photographer Mark Woodward tells Smithsonian magazine via ...

Otter 841 went viral in 2023 for harassing surfers in California, but 841's first attacks were reported in 2021 Hefti Brunold A Santa Cruz surfer reported an otter biting her foot and then refusing to ...

Two years after Otter 841 menaced wave riders near Santa Cruz, there have been new encounters between the furry marine mammals and surfers. By Annie Roth Annie Roth lives in Santa Cruz, Calif., wrote ...

SANTA CRUZ — When a colleague passed the photo along to sea otter expert Gena Bentall, she thought it was fake. “The first thing I said was ‘That is 100% AI (artificial intelligence),” Bentall said ...