In this adorable video, a mother river otter persuades her reluctant baby to take a swim. The video, as seen on Jane Godley’s YouTube channel, offers a funny scene complete with narration.

The otters, however, were not very subtle in their escape. They left fresh tracks in the snow, galavanting around the zoo and ...

On February 15, the sweet Thai pup enjoyed a relaxing swim with a river otter pal like it was a completely normal thing to do ...

A river otter may swim at speeds up to 9.7 km/hr (6 mph), and remain submerged for several minutes at a time, diving 13.7 m (45 ft) or covering 402 m (1320 ft) while submerged. Although river otters ...

Dr. Martin Rosengreen, the ER physician who treated Finn, said a similar incident involving river otters had occurred two days prior to Finn’s attack. That patient had been swimming in Serene ...