The playful North American river otter is equally at home in the water and on land. It makes its home in a burrow near the water's edge, and can thrive in river, lake, swamp, or estuary ecosystems.

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

KYLE, Texas — In a rare sighting, a North American river otter was seen swimming this week in a Central Texas lake. According ...

A North American river otter was spotted in Lake Kyle, indicating otters are moving back into the region.

These adorable, charming animals exist around the globe, but only two species exist in the United States: the sea otter and the North American river otter ... at the adorable photos below as ...

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 28: A North American River Otter (Photo by Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington ... [+] Post via Getty Images) Isadore has worked in river otter habitats for over a decade and ...

The North American River Otter is making a splash in the Detroit River after 100 years! Did you know the North American River Otter is making a splash in the Detroit River after 100 years?

Stella and Fynn, a pair of 11-month-old female North American river otters born in captivity in South Carolina, have recently taken up residence at Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium. The sisters ...

But the fresh tracks of two otters are printed on the new-fallen snow. The pair has left the frozen river where they have been swimming after fish under the ice. Now they are hunting small mammals and ...