Like most other otter species, giant otters come ashore to give birth. Females retreat to their underground dens and deliver litters of one to six young. Young otters remain in the den for a month ...

Over her lifetime, she gave birth to 27 pups ... Zoo Miami announces the passing of 'Kara,' Zoo Miami’s senior giant river otter-- the oldest giant river otter in the entire country.

unlike any other otter, even give birth in the water. Sea otters are the furriest of all the otters with an amazing 1 million hairs per square inch. They have long tough guard hairs that are ...

Nkeke the otter gave birth to her third litter of pups at the Potter Park Zoo in Lansing, Michigan, on Feb. 3 Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013.