Scientists discovered that river otter droppings contain large numbers of parasites that infect the animals’ prey, indicating that otters may play a significant role in shaping local food webs.

Keystone species play an outsized role in the ecosystem, affecting the natural balance in ways that cannot easily be replaced.

The fisher, a mink-like mammal, has begun reappearing in Ohio as a natural byproduct of forest conservation practices.

The black caiman is one of the Amazon’s apex predators, a stealthy hunter that preys on mammals using ambush tactics and ...

MTV Documentary Films has become a major player in Oscar competition, scoring nominations for nonfiction features Black Box Diaries, The Eternal Memory, Ascension and the shorts I Am Ready, Warden; ...

Directed, produced, edited, and filmed by David Osit, Predators (not Predators) is a documentary that asks questions of To Catch a Predator, the early-2000s investigative series, part of Dateline NBC, ...

During a tiger survey in a forest sanctuary in northern India, researchers accidentally photographed a different predator. Their cameras captured the first confirmed images of smooth-coated otters ...

Long before modern species appeared, otters existed that were closer in size to lions than the small mammals known today. This video explores how these massive predators dominated rivers and ...

Predator: Badlands is now officially the highest-grossing Predator movie of all-time, including the Alien crossover films. Dan Trachtenberg, who revitalized Predator with 2022’s back to basics Prey ...

SEATTLE — The Seattle Aquarium has a new resident making a splash. Ruby, a southern sea otter from Monterey Bay Aquarium, arrived in Seattle this week and is already settling into her new home ...

The Marine Mammal Center rescued an ailing sea otter from Morro Bay on Tuesday, but it was too sick to survive. The nonprofit started receiving calls about a young adult southern sea otter on Monday, ...

Zoo visitors can now say, "Hello!" to sea otters for the very first time at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden. Kevin and Chloe, two southern sea otters, arrived at the Cincinnati Zoo on Nov. 17, ...