"We calculated that the current otter population here eats somewhere between 50,000 and 120,000 green crabs a year." Beach invasion: Officials close California beach in Monterey taken over by sea ...

Sea otter life isn’t always about splashing in the waves and lounging in the kelp. “These animals are so much like us,” said Teri Nicholson, a research biologist at the Monterey Bay Aquarium.

True-to-life features: The sea otter plush has big, webbed feet, a round sturdy tail and thick brown fur.And just like a sea otter resting on the waves, it's posed on its back. This lion is a gift ...

It’s Sea Otter Awareness Week, which has been recognized for more than two decades. It started as a way to inform people about the vital role these animals play in coastal marine ecosystems.

Today, the estuary is home to more than 120 otters and is the only one along the West coast that has been significantly colonized by southern sea otters.. And they love to eat green crabs. "Other ...

Sea otter life isn’t always about splashing in the waves and lounging in the kelp. “These animals are so much like us,” said Teri Nicholson, a research biologist at the Monterey Bay Aquarium.