AUSTIN (KXAN) — An otter was living its best life as it swam its way through Lake Austin, as captured by a KXAN viewer. The ...

They remain active in winter, using ice holes to surface and breathe. They can hold their breath underwater for some eight minutes. River otters, members of the weasel family, hunt at night and ...

The waters in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan freeze over fast in winter–and river otters need to work just as fast to keep holes open in the ice. If they close, the otters lose access to fish.

But not the river otters. As researcher Graham Duggan discovered, “they appear to enjoy the winter and its cold temperatures and delight in the snow and ice on the frozen waterways.” ...

The trust captured images of the otter on a game camera it installed in the area to monitor wildlilfe. American river otters were ubiquitous in most waterways across North America before the ...

Otto the otter was selected as the mascot for the Salt Lake City 2002 Paralympic Winter Games because of the animal’s agility and resilience. Otto is an American River Otter, and he is a prolific ...