"Sea otters," says marine biologist Jim Bodkin, " have absolutely the finest fur in the animal ... the Alaskan coast. Predators include humans -- otters are one of the subsistence species ...

and the segmentation and bristles are visible on the animal's underside (bottom image). This new species of Themis scaleworm (Polynoidae, a group of annelid worms) was collected on deep-sea research ...

Unlike most marine mammals, sea otters are primarily insulated by fur, not blubber. In fact they have the densest fur in the animal kingdom ... otters in southwest Alaska as a “distinct population ...

See new species Want to read more? Check out our stories here. As the sea cucumber became trapped in the robot’s mechanical hand, researchers found its body to be “fragile” and thinly walled, ...

With these environmental shifts, animals will either adapt or be unable to survive in the new climate. Murres are not the only species in Alaskan waters undergoing significant changes. Huettmann ...

The sea cucumber’s color is “unique,” researchers said, and its smaller number of tentacles (15 compared to 18 found in other related species) sets the animal apart. The species earns its ...

In the cold, lightless Pacific Ocean deep, the seabed is scattered with metal-rich rocks coveted by miners -- and huge ...

From close encounters with grizzly bears to snorkeling with sea turtles ... crocodiles and a host of other subtropical animals. A number of endangered species can be found here, including the ...