It sounded like a whimsical tale for small children. California Gov. Gavin Newsom regaled a group of rapt Paradise Ridge Elementary School students with tales of his unorthodox first pet. “You want to ...

This is the amusing moment a pet otter enjoyed being spun around by a visitor. The holidaymaker and her friends visited the Otters Family Otter Petting Harajuku to bond with the animals in Tokyo, ...

Now we get it: California Gov. Gavin Newsom was first inspired to fight climate change and protect the environment by his childhood pet — Potter, the river otter. Some of us thought Gov. Jerry Brown ...

How do you think an otter would react to a popcorn maker? Going to be totally honest, I never gave the question much (a.k.a. “any”) thought myself. But I sure am glad to know the answer now. Because ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Meet this week’s Pet of the Week, Otter Pop. It’s not a dinosaur, he’s just hiding beneath his Halloween costume. Otter Pop is about a year old, and all he wanted to do ...

NEW YORK (TND) — What, exactly, does an otter feel like? The thought passed through my mind as I stood in a heated pool with four others on a Wednesday afternoon in mid-September. Also: what sounds do ...