Asian small-clawed otter coats are incredibly dense, containing around 450,000 hairs per square inch of fur. (For comparison, the average person has 100,000 hairs on their head.) ...

The Cincinnati Zoo's Asian small-clawed otter pups can barely walk, but they're figuring out how to wrestle. The pups were born in May to parents Munti and Flounder.

In a remote district of western Nepal, a small, unassuming creature has defied extinction. After being absent from the ...

Otters, these playful yet skilled hunters are key to controlling fish and shellfish populations in rivers, lakes, and wetlands. However, smooth-coated otters, one of the three species found in Nepal, ...

Asian small-clawed otters, as their name suggests, lack the longer claws of other otter species. The dexterity required to dig up and pry open shellfish (and to unfasten watches, ...

FORT FISHER, N.C. — With the addition of three more Asian small-clawed otter pups this year, Leia and Quincy’s family of eight needs new digs at the North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher (NCAFF).

Asian Small-Clawed Otter Babies. The otter baby in the video above is an Asian small-clawed otter, Aonyx cinereus. Of the 13 otter species, Asian small-clawed otters are the smallest.

Asian small-clawed otters are known for being energetic and vocal animals. However, this post from babyanmlpics captures a peaceful moment between a newborn otter and its sleeping mother. For ...

After nearly two centuries, Nepal has rediscovered the elusive Asian small-clawed otter. Learn about this milestone and the ...

A zoo owner in Arizona donated the Asian small-clawed otter. For the past 14 months, Hadsell has been training "Splash" and turning sceptics into believers.

After decades of using dogs to track the scent of missing people, Mike Hadsell of Peace River K9 Search and Rescue has added a new animal to his arsenal.