A massive, wolf-sized otter that lived about 6 million years ago may have been a dominant predator in its time, according to a new study analyzing the animal’s jaws. The research provides insight into ...

What South Africa’s West Coast might have looked like 5 million years ago. In the foreground, a giant wolverine feeds on a pig while chasing away a primitive hyena. Credit: Maggie Newman, Geological ...

Research led by Jack Tseng, PhD, assistant professor of pathology and anatomical sciences, found that a wolf-sized otter that lived about 6 million years ago may have been a dominant predator in its ...

A wildlife park in the U.K. welcomed a "surprise" litter of otter triplets. Giant otters are endangered and the Yorkshire Wildlife Park now has more giant otters than any other zoo or wildlife park in ...

Giant otters Pteronura brasiliensis are semiaquatic mammals that mainly eat fish, the abundance of which is affected by seasonal flooding and habitat structure. The piscivorous habits of giant otters ...

A wildlife park in the UK has welcomed a “surprise” litter of giant otter pups, making it home to the most giant otters “in a single zoo or wildlife park globally,” the Yorkshire Wildlife Park said.

Three giant otter pups were recently born at Yorkshire Wildlife Park (YWP) in the United Kingdom, a big win for the endangered species. The triplets were born on March 27. It is too early to know ...