The Shedd allowed in-person visitors to vote on the name of their newest three-year-old sea otter on Wednesday.

Aquarium of the Pacific is thanking Betty the sea otter for being a friend. In a statement posted to social media Friday, the aquarium announced the unexpected passing of Betty, a 10-year-old ...

A California aquarium announced on Friday that one of their sea otters, named after the late Betty White, has died. Betty met her namesake in 2012 to celebrate White’s 90th birthday.

Betty, a southern sea otter and a popular, nearly lifelong resident of the Aquarium of the Pacific, died suddenly this week, despite her relatively young age and not having any known health ...

Betty the sea otter, named for animal lover Betty White, died Thursday at 10 years old, aquarium officials said. We're sad to announce the passing of Betty the southern sea otter.

The orphaned sea otter who became a foster mother to 15 pups. By Malia Wollan No one knows how Rosa was orphaned in September 1999, in Santa Cruz County, Calif. She was nameless then, just 4 weeks ...

Penguin and otter manager Lana Gonzalez puts out ice chips for an eight-week-old sea otter rescued from Seldovia, Alaska, in his enclosure at Shedd Aquarium Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, in Chicago.

Sea otters were once hunted nearly to extinction because their dense fur was valued as an insulator for clothing. Recent research shows the benefits and challenges of restoring otters in their ...

In a statement posted to social media Friday, the aquarium announced the unexpected passing of Betty, a 10-year-old southern sea otter named after television icon and star of the hit series “The ...

Betty the sea otter, who was named for “Golden Girl” and animal lover Betty White and spent her life enchanting visitors at Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, ...

California’s sea otters have grown from a population of 50 in 1938 to around 2,800 currently, according to the aquarium, which has seven other sea otters and helps in conservation efforts.

Betty, a southern sea otter and a popular, nearly lifelong resident of the Aquarium of the Pacific, died suddenly this week, despite her relatively young age and not having any known health ...